1) Chinese clothing 
The cheongsam (m, m or m) is a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for women; the male version is the changshan. It is known in Mandarin Chinese as the qípáo (旗袍; pron) Wade-Giles ch`i-p`ao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown. The stylish and often tight-fitting cheongsam or qipao (chipao) that is best known today was created.....
long, tight dress slit up the sides and leg that originated in Shanghai.
A cheongsam is a Chinese woman's dress with a high neck and a tight skirt split almost to the waist at one or both sides. The term is also applied to a skirt of the same design.
a form-fitting, knee-length dress with a mandarin collar and slit skirt, worn chiefly by Oriental women.