Madame Chiang’s Qipao at the V&A

I didn’t know the V&A in London owned one of Madame Chiang’s (Soong Mei-ling) qipaos. Though, it’s not currently on display it was made for and worn by Madame Chiang. More details are on their website here, but it appears to be derived from Taiwan , 1970-1983 (she was pictured wwaring this dress in 1983). The V&A apparenrly got it with the help of Gwendolyn Chien, the wife of the Taiwan Representative to the UK.