@apexx0089: You haven't seen magazines for (East) Asian people, have you? It's the skinnier, the better, especially if they're under 50. These are foreign publications, though.

@HelloKitty: Yes and no...the qipao most people today associate with Chinese culture is a western-eastern hybrid, but the cheongsam/qipao (as in the looser garment) itself has been around for eons. My grandmother called the loose robes men wore, cheongsam, too (and technically, she's correct). Collectively, she'd…

Oscars in January? That means it's going to be on the same month as the Golden Globes (unless they move it to a later date. Somehow, this doesn't sound quite right, though).

@HelloKitty: Isn't the 3+ dress thing a tradition? White for church, qipao/kwa for the banquet and then an evening gown at the end? That's what I've seen in like 95% of Chinese weddings I've been to. My mom had like 5 dresses, but that was in the early 70s. I will be wearing one of them for the rehearsal.

@banh mi: From YouTube...Hong Kong fashion in the 50s and early 60s

They want this from an American perspective, right? If not, I'd love to see the shorter cheongsam look (think Maggie Cheung in In the Mood for Love) women in Hong Kong wore in the early 60s. Also loved how men dressed. Usually the guys at the office wore a westernized suit and tie, while the women wore more…

@HelloKitty: Exactly. What does a hairstyle have to do with one's legs?

@thesadtomato: Not in this case...it's like New Years Eve.

@banana_grabber: This place is closed, according to the website:

@HelloKitty: The government may have "applied" various programs to encourage prosperity, as you've said, but the cultures are still very much Confucian-influenced, especially for the older crowd. Thinking outside of the box, being creative, etc is a newer concept there than in other parts of the world.

I don't think they're implying that the girls want to have blonde hair and blue eyes, necessarily, but that they can be whatever they choose to. Barbie, after all, has had so many different "careers" and owns houses, cars, pools, etc...And she has a boy toy, too :-)

@HelloKitty: Umm...Chinese people are already into capitalism/commercialism. In fact, many are label-obsessed. My mom got mad at me when I told her I wanted to have an unknown designer do my wedding gown. She insisted that I get something that people have heard of (think Vera or Monique).

@rhubarbarin: Then based on your method, many women who think they're 36AAA are really closer to a 32A (and therefore don't need this "special" size bra)...

I think a lot of naysayers here don't understand that small-chested women also want to feel pretty and sexy. And until this came along, there was very little for them to choose from. Smaller-chested women have a right to feel attractive and wear attractive things, too. They don't need to be regulated to wearing…

@AraRichards: Yeah, but affordable bras never come in "special" sizes - on either spectrum.

@BuffySummers: Not in that line, though. They have 30s (and 28s, I think) in other brands.

@shoelicious: Figleaves? I think that's the only place where I've seen them. Even The Little Bra Company doesn't carry them - they don't have anything above a B cup.

I got the release yesterday, too. One issue I have with the line is that there aren't any super-tiny bands. Usually, women who are that small-cupped also have small backs, no?

@netfe: I don't think it's that big of a jump, since they still have the same kid playing Sally. I'd guess that it's 1965ish, maybe.

Second outfit from the bottom is NASTY. The other clothes are ok, but very catalog-ish, though. I guess that's what happens in non-standard sized clothing, sadly.