Hong Kong cheongsam master in the mood to retire after 75 years

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At 88, Yan Kar-man is one of Hong Kong’s oldest master tailors of the cheongsam, an elegant, high-collared Chinese dress recognisable for its form-fitting silhouette.
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Bent over a magenta chiffon fabric, an elderly Hong Kong tailor wearing thick glasses meticulously stitched on embroidered butterflies, working to transform the shimmering material into an elegant, high-collared Chinese dress known as a cheongsam.

At 88, Yan Kar-man is one of Hong…

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