The Hanfu Journal by Olive Girl

Qipao Top: How to Style It with Modern Outfits

Qipao Top: How to Style It with Modern Outfits

She wore the qipao top with wide-leg trousers to the gallery opening. She wore it with tailored shorts to the summer dinner. She wore it with her favorite jeans on...

Qipao Top: How to Style It with Modern Outfits

She wore the qipao top with wide-leg trousers to the gallery opening. She wore it with tailored shorts to the summer dinner. She wore it with her favorite jeans on...

Long Sleeve Qipao: The Complete Style & Season Guide

Long Sleeve Qipao: The Complete Style & Season ...

She wore it to the November wedding. She wore it to the Christmas gala. She wore it to the Lunar New Year dinner where the room was cold and the...

Long Sleeve Qipao: The Complete Style & Season ...

She wore it to the November wedding. She wore it to the Christmas gala. She wore it to the Lunar New Year dinner where the room was cold and the...

Short Qipao: The Complete Style & Buying Guide

Short Qipao: The Complete Style & Buying Guide

She wore it to dinner. She wore it to the garden party. She wore it to the wedding where everyone asked where she got the dress. It was a short...

Short Qipao: The Complete Style & Buying Guide

She wore it to dinner. She wore it to the garden party. She wore it to the wedding where everyone asked where she got the dress. It was a short...

Qipao Dress: The Complete Buying Guide 2026

Qipao Dress: The Complete Buying Guide 2026

A qipao dress is the most elegant dress in the world — and the most specific. The Mandarin collar that frames the face. The frog closures that run diagonally across...

Qipao Dress: The Complete Buying Guide 2026

A qipao dress is the most elegant dress in the world — and the most specific. The Mandarin collar that frames the face. The frog closures that run diagonally across...

Silk Qipao: The Complete Fabric & Buying Guide

Silk Qipao: The Complete Fabric & Buying Guide

Silk is not a fabric choice for a qipao — it is the correct choice. The qipao was designed for silk: the Mandarin collar stands correctly only in silk, the...

Silk Qipao: The Complete Fabric & Buying Guide

Silk is not a fabric choice for a qipao — it is the correct choice. The qipao was designed for silk: the Mandarin collar stands correctly only in silk, the...

Qipao on the Runway: The Complete Fashion History

Qipao on the Runway: The Complete Fashion History

The qipao has walked every major runway in the world — from Shanghai Tang's founding collections to Vera Wang's bridal shows, from Alexander McQueen's chinoiserie to Guo Pei's couture. It...

Qipao on the Runway: The Complete Fashion History

The qipao has walked every major runway in the world — from Shanghai Tang's founding collections to Vera Wang's bridal shows, from Alexander McQueen's chinoiserie to Guo Pei's couture. It...