Long-sleeve Black Satin Padded Cheongsam with Golden Floral Pattern Details1

This long-sleeve cheongsam for autumn and winter wear still shows a tight-fitting silhouette although it was padded with a thin layer of cotton batting beneath the firm, thick black satin adorned with golden floral motifs. Typical of cheongsams made in the 1940s, this piece features a traditional shape with the shoulders and sleeves in one seamless piece, an obvious trim of waistline, a diagonal placket and two lower side slits.
Ingenious techniques were applied to the 0.8 cm-wide black satin hem inserted with super fine pipes. The frogs were designed into shapes of flowers to go with the large floral motifs on the fabric foundation, a testimony to the fine taste of the wealthy people during that era.