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February 28th, 2012  Posted at   Qi Pao
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The mention of a wedding invites shrieks of joy from the bride and her girlfriends followed by thumps on the back of the groom. Although this tradition has been ongoing since the beginning of time, it never grows stale despite numerous attempts by modernity to reduce it to a piece of paper.

invitationAs time progresses, invitations to celebrate the union of two individual lives are made known by various means. Up to the middle ages, news and announcements were heralded by the town crier. As an employee of the court, he was clad in bright attire to signify his officious position. Ringing a bell in his hand, he walked through the streets and shouted out the latest announcements in, both good and bad news. Perhaps that was when the infamous Hear Ye Hear Ye was coined to draw the people’s attention. As wedding invites were announced, all within hearing distance of the crier were invited.

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February 25th, 2012  Posted at   Qi Pao
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Experts in field give our modern grooms many tips & tricks on how to make a statement on their wedding day and obtain a more remarkable look. It’s up to you whether you choose to distinguish yourself from the classic groom look or not. It’s essential for a groom to wear something special or unique enough to make him look different from his groomsmen and other men at the party.

Wear something eye-catchy, like an element of distinction to stand out in the crowd and keep the pace with the gorgeous fashionable look of your bride! We brought here a few ideas offered by our specialists that you can follow when picking your wedding attire. It’s true that all eyes will be on the bride, but it’s your most special day too and this is why you have to make everything in your power to set yourself apart. Tradition says that the groom and his guys should all wear similar tuxes or suits. But this is not the case anymore for modern times.

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February 9th, 2012  Posted at   Qi Pao
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An orchid wedding could be a beautiful, elegant, stunning as well as a very beautiful option for a wedding theme. The flower represents love, thoughtfulness, beauty, knowledge, refinement. Throughout the Victorian times it grew to become a well known flower and it is meaning grew to become synonymous with luxury. A pink orchid symbolizes pure affection.

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December 27th, 2011  Posted at   Qi Pao
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Chinese Cheongsam is known as the representative of Chinese clothing culture. Dressing Chinese Cheongsam in wedding party is very special?more and more people like dressing Chinese Cheongsam now. Here are some advices for choosing Chinese Cheongsam.

In style, should be a large, round lapel, collar, sleeve, waist and hem style tight close better. Its length is usually in the legs under the long sleeve length .As for the middle of the wrist and elbow, the Sleeve to elbow. There are normal cheongsam, embroidery cheongsam, hand painted cheongsam and improved cheongsam.

The fabric should choose soft, elegant color, high-level material. According to their own favorite, dress style, body, career, etc. to choose different fabrics. With deep dark green, purple, red velvet flower Cheongsam senior sewing, appeared solemn gorgeous, elegant luxurious.

The Cheongsam’s button in very interesting, there are big corolla, butterfly, flower, frog , gourd and so on.

Here are some pictures for the button:

clip_image001– flower button

clip_image002– frog button

clip_image003– flyer button

December 26th, 2011  Posted at   Qi Pao
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One feature of the Chinese cheongsam is that it has many unique buttons, which involve the creativity and intelligence of the Chinese people. Like the cheongsam patterns, the cheongsam buttons have different shapes and you can choose your favorite one.

The cheongsam buttons can be made into different shapes, fabrics and colors. As to the shapes, here is a list about some of the most common buttons of Chinese cheongsam: gourd button, lute button, flower button, butterfly button, chrysanthemum button, honeybee button, single-line button, three-ear button , frog button, leaf button , bud button , double ear button , hero button , phoenix button , branch button , swallow button , big corolla button , corbel button , tea button , pug button , crystal button , stream button , cloud button, flyer button , peacock button and yeti button .

From the above list, it can be easily seen that most of the button shapes are common and familiar to us as they carry the shapes of common animals and plants. You can choose simple buttons such as the one-single button and lute button. If you like more complicated buttons, you will have more choices.

The buttons shapes of the cheongsam are extremely beautiful and carry the unique Chinese garment culture.

The Chinese button is not only button, but also the decoration of the cheongsam. Beautiful buttons make the cheongsam more beautiful and elegant. Therefore, it is necessary for you to choose the buttons carefully for you cheongsam when you choose the custom made service.

December 24th, 2011  Posted at   Qi Pao
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Chinese cheongsam looks elegant and beautiful not only due to its style, but also its beautiful pattern. The cheongsam patterns vary greatly and they can the cheongsam look special. Here is a brief introduction about some popular cheongsam patterns.

The animal patterns are common on cheongsam. As dragon and phoenix have special cultural meaning in China, they are popular on many Chinese cheongsam. Besides dragon and phoenix, there are also many other animal patterns for you to choose, such as butterfly, lovebirds, golden fish, bird and peacock.

Besides the animal patterns, the plant and flower patterns are also common. The Chinese rose, plums blossom, lotus are included in the flower pattern. The bamboo and tree belong to the plant pattern.

The animal, plant and flowers are of the most common Chinese patterns as the animal patterns can make the cheongsam look vivid and the flower and plant patterns make it look natural and grace. The combination of the two different kind of pattern is also common in many Chinese cheongsam.

Chinese patterned are so various that the above patterns are just considered as a small part. The other patterns include round circle, strip patterns, traditional human face and etc. In order to make your cheongsam look great, choose your favorite pattern which helps you become eye-catching. In choose the patterns for your cheongsam; please pay attention to the colors also. Different colors make the patterns look different and even make the whole cheongsam look different. You can ask help from some experienced Chinese cheongsam tailors and choose the suitable color for the patterns.


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