Chocolate Tsang opens the door to her Hong Kong studio wearing one of her handmade cheongsam, the Chinese-style, form-hugging dress characterised by a high collar, short sleeves and side slits.

At 88, Yan Kar-man is one of Hong Kong's oldest master tailors of the cheongsam -- literally "long clothes" in Cantonese -- a ...

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.