Close-up of mandarin collar and frog button closure on dupioni silk cheongsam in pomegranate red

穿在身上的故事

Stories
Worn on
the Body.

Shanghai Atelier · Est. 1923 · Bespoke Cheongsam

Commission Bespoke
Scroll
Banquet · 宴會

Dressed for the table, remembered for the room.

Each piece is made to order in our Shanghai atelier,
with a fitting consultation included.

Pomegranate Dupioni — 石榴紅, Pure dupioni silk · Hand-embroidered collar cheongsam for banquet

Banquet

Pomegranate Dupioni石榴紅

¥ 4,800

Pure dupioni silk · Hand-embroidered collar

Midnight Charmeuse — 夜色長衫, Silk charmeuse · Gold piping · Side slit cheongsam for banquet

Banquet

Midnight Charmeuse夜色長衫

¥ 5,600

Silk charmeuse · Gold piping · Side slit

Jade Jacquard — 翠玉提花, Silk jacquard · Phoenix motif · Qing-era pattern cheongsam for banquet

Banquet

Jade Jacquard翠玉提花

¥ 6,200

Silk jacquard · Phoenix motif · Qing-era pattern

Ivory Shantung — 象牙山東綢, Shantung silk · Vermillion piping · Classic silhouette cheongsam for banquet

Banquet

Ivory Shantung象牙山東綢

¥ 4,200

Shantung silk · Vermillion piping · Classic silhouette

Extreme macro close-up of hand-sewn silk knot button and frog closure on pomegranate dupioni cheongsam

手工盤扣 · 百年工藝

Fourteen hours of finishing. One button at a time.

Every knot button is hand-formed from the same bolt of silk as the garment itself. Our master button-maker, Wu Lifen, has been making them since 1982. There is no machine that does what her hands do.

14h

Per Garment

12

Knot Buttons

3rd

Generation

Evening · 晚宴

From dinner to dawn, without compromise.

Each piece is made to order in our Shanghai atelier,
with a fitting consultation included.

Crimson Velvet — 胭脂絲絨, Silk velvet · Cap sleeve · Knee length cheongsam for evening

Evening

Crimson Velvet胭脂絲絨

¥ 3,800

Silk velvet · Cap sleeve · Knee length

Gold Brocade — 金錦織, Silk brocade · Metallic thread · Tea length cheongsam for evening

Evening

Gold Brocade金錦織

¥ 4,400

Silk brocade · Metallic thread · Tea length

Ink Blue Georgette — 墨藍喬其紗, Silk georgette · Flowing · Subtle print cheongsam for evening

Evening

Ink Blue Georgette墨藍喬其紗

¥ 3,400

Silk georgette · Flowing · Subtle print

Daily · 日常

The qipao that earns its place in your wardrobe.

Each piece is made to order in our Shanghai atelier,
with a fitting consultation included.

Morning Linen Blend — 清晨棉麻, Silk-linen blend · Relaxed collar · Everyday length cheongsam for daily

Daily

Morning Linen Blend清晨棉麻

¥ 1,800

Silk-linen blend · Relaxed collar · Everyday length

Stripe Jacquard — 條紋提花, Cotton jacquard · Subtle stripe · Machine washable cheongsam for daily

Daily

Stripe Jacquard條紋提花

¥ 2,200

Cotton jacquard · Subtle stripe · Machine washable

Terracotta Cotton — 陶土棉布, Fine cotton · Breathable · Year-round cheongsam for daily

Daily

Terracotta Cotton陶土棉布

¥ 1,600

Fine cotton · Breathable · Year-round

Macro close-up of hand-applied silk piping along the collar seam of a cheongsam, showing precise needle work

鑲邊工藝 · 精工細作

The piping is a millimeter wide. It takes a full day.

Collar piping is the most unforgiving detail in tailoring. A single degree of deviation is visible to the eye. Our tailors spend a full day on twelve centimeters of collar — because that is what the garment requires.

1mm

Piping Width

8h

Per Collar

100+

Years Practice

Bridal · 婚嫁

The garment that begins a new chapter.

Each piece is made to order in our Shanghai atelier,
with a fitting consultation included.

Double Happiness Brocade — 囍字錦緞, Silk brocade · Double happiness motif · Fully lined cheongsam for bridal

Bridal

Double Happiness Brocade囍字錦緞

¥ 9,800

Silk brocade · Double happiness motif · Fully lined

Pearl Embroidery — 珍珠刺繡, Silk satin · Hand-sewn pearl embroidery · 60 hours craft cheongsam for bridal

Bridal

Pearl Embroidery珍珠刺繡

¥ 12,400

Silk satin · Hand-sewn pearl embroidery · 60 hours craft

Atelier · 裁縫坊

A Century of
Shanghai Hands.

Every garment begins with a conversation and ends with a fitting. Our master tailors — three generations of the same Shanghai family — cut each piece by hand in our Jing'an atelier.

Master tailor hand-stitching frog button closure on silk cheongsam in Shanghai atelier
Close-up of hand-sewn silk piping and embroidery detail on a cheongsam collar

"The qipao is not a costume. It is a conversation between the body and the cloth — begun by the tailor, continued by the wearer."

Master Liu Wei, Head Tailor · Shanghai, 1987–present

客戶故事 · Client Stories

"My grandmother's cheongsam hung in her closet for forty years. Silk made mine — and it fits the life I actually live, not the one she imagined for me."

MZ

Mei-Ling Zhao

Wedding banquet commission, San Francisco

"Three editorial shoots, two awards ceremonies. Every time I reach for a statement piece, I reach for Silk. The pomegranate dupioni stopped the room at Vogue's Shanghai gala."

JT

Jess Tanaka

Stylist, New York & Tokyo

"I commissioned my qipao for my daughter's wedding. The fitting took two sessions; the memories will last a generation."

AW

Angela Wu

Mother-of-bride commission, Vancouver

Begin your commission.

Every bespoke commission begins with a 30-minute consultation. We work across time zones — Shanghai, New York, Vancouver, London.

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