INFORMATION
About
Us
- Established in 2003 we are a family operated company based in
Scotland that has several years of retail experience behind us.
- We attend several Trade and Wedding
shows every year so you can come see us face to face.
- We advertise in several national
publications such as wedding magazines and newspapers as well as
leading online advertisers such as Google & Yahoo
- Our products are guaranteed under UK
consumer laws and if any are not up to standard we will replace them.
- Our website has been approved by the
relevant authorities and complies with UK legislative requirements on
descriptions and information.
- All details sent to us are NOT used for any
marketing or information outside Chinese Dresses.
- We run and administer our website and its on
web servers that only we have access to. No 3rd party is involved with the
ordering process.
- Our secure website payment systems are
large, well established companies that guarantee against fraud. Worldpay is
part of the RBS group and Paypal part of Ebay
- We do not receive your payment details from
online transactions. This prevents fraud or your details falling into the
wrong hands.
- Since we started operating we have only
had one attempt at a fraudulent order and this was covered by us so the card
holder did not loose out.
- We are an open small company with a proper
registered addresses not a P.O. Box and landline telephone number not mobile
numbers.
- All of our accounts are properly audited and
submitted to the inland revenue annually.
- We supply to retail outlets and on occasion
to TV & Film companies but our first commitment is to you the online customer.
- Please note that we are a MAIL ORDER ONLY company and do not have a retail outlet. This alows us to keep costs down and service levels high.
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About Our Products
All of our products are sourced directly from China factories and are made with
High Quality materials such as Rayon and the Oriental Silk used for the Brocade.
The name "cheongsam," meaning simply "long dress," entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province (Cantonese). In other parts of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as "Cheung Siam, Chi-Pao or Qi-Pao ".
Where Does "Cheongsam" Come From?...
The cheongsam has a history of over 300 years, but with the many superb features
and fabrics, all distinctively Chinese, the popularity of the cheongsam has only
been increasing in the international world of high fashion.
Cantonese, the main dialect of Guangzhou (once called Canton) and surrounding
areas, lent English the word cheongsam during British colonial days - it
fittingly means "long dress". The dresses are also commonly called qipao in the
Mandarin tongue. When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper, they
organized many people into "banners" (qi) and called them "banner people" (QiRen,
which the Manchus were often after called). The standard one-piece dress worn by
Manchu women was thus dubbed "qipao" or "banner dress." Although the 1911
Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the qipao and all its
original charm has lasted.
Moreover, with later improvements this paradigm of female fashion has become the
traditional dress for Chinese women. Diverse colours and patterns and many
special designs can be found at every special occasion in China today. It is
doubtful the inimitable model of female fashion that is the cheongsam (or qipao
if you prefer) will ever fade from what has become a global appreciation.
The best way to understand the cheongsam is to have one of your own!
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