Its Gradual Decline and Fall: As buyers of ch'i-p'aos are fewer and fewer, so too are the stores selling them. Many ch'i-p'ao tailors have been forced to change professions, and few of the younger generation are willing to study the craft.
逐漸沒落凋零旗袍的消費者愈來愈少，影響所及，旗袍店也愈來愈少，做旗袍的老師傅紛紛改行，年輕一輩也多不願再學了。