"A Rare Appreciation of the Qipaos Worn by the Grande Dames of Shanghai（Hardcover）" collects sixty pieces of Qipaos worn by the grande dames of shanghai which reflects their understanding and pursuit of dress aesthetics in past half century. These colorful， elegant, luxurious Qipaos with jewels shining in different fabrics and styles reveal changes and evolution in textiles, design, tailoring, sewing, embroidery works and other technical direction; they also carry the aesthetics, etiquette , fashion, social contact, sino-foreign cultural exchange and other aspects of social information.