EASTERN AESTHETICS · NEW CHINESE
The qipao,
modernized.
Occasion wear, for every day.
The qipao, modernized; occasion wear, made everyday. Light-luxury new-Chinese pieces from $89 to $399 — cut in one Shanghai atelier, delivered white-glove worldwide.
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Old soul,
new cut.
VERVELUS is a new-Chinese atelier label: we take the qipao's collar, seams and pankou knots — a century of eastern aesthetics — and recut them for the life you actually live. Silk you can take to dinner, embroidery you can wear to the office, a toast dress you can dance in.
Every piece is cut in one Shanghai workroom and priced inside the light-luxury band, $89–$399 — above costume-shop cheap, below couture markups. A wardrobe with a lineage, not a costume with a label.
THE NEW CHINESE WAY
ONE WARDROBE · THREE REGISTERS
Dressed for the occasion
Everyday New Chinese
Modern qipao tops · Qipao-element dresses
The collar and the knot, recut for commutes and coffee dates — washable blends, pockets where you want them.
Signature & Bridal
Silk & velvet classic qipao · Wedding toast dresses
Mulberry silk and velvet for banquets and toasts — the pieces the photographs are taken in.
Atelier & Embroidery
Hand embroidery · Numbered editions
Suzhou needlework on silk satin — the halo pieces, still far from couture prices.
THE MODERN CUT
LINEAGE
A century of qipao craft sets the rules: pankou knots stitched by hand, French seams throughout, silk chosen by drape and weight — the collar must stand on its own.
TODAY
Then we modernize: patterns graded to real bodies, linings that breathe, lengths that work at a desk or a banquet. One tailor follows each piece from first chalk to final knot — never a production line.
THREE WAYS TO WEAR IT
This season's picks
Cloud Lane Qipao Dress
Blue Dragon Silk Qipao
Atelier Embroidered Qipao
01 · Delivery
White-glove DDP courier from Shanghai to 40+ countries. 8–15 business days to the US and Europe.
02 · Returns
Thirty days, collected from your door, refunded in your currency. No forms.
03 · Pricing
USD, EUR, GBP, AUD or JPY — switch in one tap, checkout in what you see.
04 · Positioning
Light-luxury by design: every piece lands between $89 and $399 — no costume-shop cheap, no couture markups.
4.9 / 5 · 248 CLIENTS
Worn in three time zones
“The collar stands exactly as promised, and the silk doesn't demand dry-cleaning after every wear. Worn to the office twice this week.”
“I wore the rose toast dress for the banquet and danced all night — delivered to Paris in two days, duties prepaid.”
“I checked the size guide before ordering and the fit is exact — the shoulder line sits where it should. The embroidered qipao is the best-made piece I own.”