Wang Yu-ching, who has done a great deal of research in this area, says that the robe-and-vest outfit and the qipao have deep historical roots, and didn't just "fall from the sky."
對中國傳統服飾研究深入的王宇清指出，長袍、馬褂、旗袍等服裝都有歷史淵源，並非「凌空而降」的。