Clothing: Chinese

Cheongsam

The traditional Chinese female attire is called the cheongsam. It is also known as the qípáo (旗袍) in Mandarin Chinese. The Chinese women wear the cheongsam, a one-piece dress with a high collar, diagonally closed with small clips or toggles (fabric clasps). It sometimes can have slits at the side, as is made with a soft fabric such as silk. The cheongsam is especially popular around the time of the Chinese New Year and other formal gatherings (the fourth and fifth women from the right in the picture above). Older well-respected women wear a samfoo, which looks like pajamas with a separate loose fitting top fastened by toggles and ankle length, or above the ankle, pants.

Samfu

The traditional Chinese male attire is called samfu. It is basically a male equivalent of the female's cheongsam.The samfu consists of a short/long sleeved shirt and light-weight trousers. This attire is rarely worn amongst modern men nowadays though.

Changshan

Changshan are traditionally worn in pictures, weddings, and other more formal historically Chinese events. A black changshan, along with a rounded black hat, was, and sometimes still is, the burial attire for Chinese men. Changshan are not often worn today in Malaysia or mainland China, except during traditional Chinese celebrations but, with the revival of some traditional clothing in urban mainland China, the Shanghainese style functions as a stylish party dress.

Here is a little fun fact and history tidbit on the names given for these attires:

The English loanword cheongsam and changshan comes from chèuhngsàam, the Cantonese pronunciation of the Shanghainese term zǎnze or zansae (長衫, 'long shirt/dress'), which was originally used in olden days.

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Content source (edited by author):
Cheongsam - Wikipedia
Changsan - Wikipedia