Now, designers and creatives are reclaiming the cheongsam, not just in form, but in meaning too. For Lee — who was born in Canada, but grew up in Hong Kong — its return makes sense. He sees it, in ...

In Heather Guo's vintage cheongsam collection, one stands apart: a red dress thought to be from 1950s Shanghai, embroidered with butterflies and flowers and made just years before China's Cultural ...