Now sadly out of favour, the male cheongsam was once an elegant sartorial addition to the streets of China Lavishly illustrated fashion magazine articles, scholarly monographs and museum exhibitions ...

They include vintage pieces, including some from more than 300 donated by a Shanghainese woman who, when she was in Hong Kong during the 1960s, only wore cheongsam.

Yet, you also can’t run away from traditional dressing. The cheongsam is a perennial favourite, and designers constantly include it into their festive collections every year.