Shenyang Qipao Culture Week Opens, "Qipao'S Old Capital" Shows Charm Of Chinese Costume

One stitch, one lapel, one fragrance. 2024 Shenyang Qipao Culture Week kicked off in Shenyang on September 2. On that night, the cheongsam was not only a dress, but also a link, connecting the ancient and modern times, showing the charm of Chinese clothing.

Qipao originated in Shenyang. As the "old capital of Qipao", Shenyang has held Qipao Culture Week for many years in a row, and Qipao culture has also become a beautiful business card of the local area. At the opening ceremony, national famous brands and top designers gathered here, and they jointly demonstrated the ever-changing cheongsam from different perspectives such as "technology", "green" and "fashion".

On September 2, 2024 Shenyang Qipao Culture Week kicked off. Photographed by Li

"The blue and white cheongsam I brought this time is the combination of AI design and the internationally leading disposable double-sided digital printing molding technology," said Wang Chong, president of Liaoning Textile and Clothing Association, The comprehensive application of AI technology in the field of clothing design has solved the pain points such as the complex process and long cycle of clothing design, greatly improved the efficiency and experience of clothing design, and her works perfectly present the elegant beauty of cheongsam clothing.

Zhao Yakun, one of the top ten fashion designers in China, said, "My design concept is intangible cultural heritage plus technology." Her works, based on the beaded fabric with exquisite patterns, give the cheongsam skirt a sense of three-dimensional and hierarchical. At the same time, scientific and technological elements such as light-emitting fibers are integrated into the cheongsam design, with the embellishment of intangible cultural heritage Guangdong embroidery (beaded embroidery), showing a noble and elegant temperament, It reflects the perfect combination of tradition and modernity.

On September 2, 2024 Shenyang Qipao Culture Week kicked off. Photographed by Li

The relevant person in charge of the sponsor said that from the virtual to the real, the integration of science and technology not only made the Qipao Week more lively and interesting, but also gave people more space to imagine the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture, and also demonstrated to the world the beauty of the ancient charm of Chinese traditional culture and the innovative beauty of modern Shenyang.

This Qipao Culture Week is guided by the China Textile Industry Federation and hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Shenyang Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China. With the theme of "the 'flag' is embedded in the old capital and creates art without boundaries", it will carry out more than 20 activities around six aspects of "meeting, exhibition, marketing, tourism, gathering and show".

(Source: China News Network)