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A hyper-sexualized Chinese women wearing a super-tight, orientalist version of qipao. Originally, a qipao was supposed to be a loose-fitting gown, almost similar to the Indian nightgown/nightie, but with it's own distinctive design and style.
Source for this? From living in Asia (not in China, but in a predominantly Chinese community), I've only seen qipao be form fitting, never loose. Even seeing older pictures of women in qipao, they're always form fitting. And more often than not, women seem to use them to intentionally highlight their figure.
Chinese communities tend to have a strong conservative bend, but that doesn't mean they're puritanical when it comes to sexuality, especially the sexually suggestive.
Which may or may not be true, depending on the specific region, however, qipao has roots in the feminist movement localized to China. With that being said, there's a difference between liberating evolution vs hyper-sexualized appropriation.
The Feminist Roots of the Chinese Qipao
Traditional Chinese Clothing: Denouncing Fetishization and Appropriation
She's Korean, I thought?
She's a Chinese. However qipao, or perhaps a similar gown is also known as cheongsam in Hangul.