Qipao maker revamps a classic style
By Shen Jingting | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-16 08:10
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Li Kan, a renowned tailor of qipao, measures the classic dress' changes over the years. Zou Hong / China Daily |
With over 30 years?experience at the venerable Beijing store, Hongdu Clothes, Li Kan, 54, is a well-known qipao (traditional Chinese dress) maker. She has served many celebrities over the years including Lien Fang-yu, wife of Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan. She talked with METRO about the changes that have shaped today's qipao style, and her dream to make more luxury qipao for the capital's elite.
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