You are probably thinking of the cheongsam, also called a qipao. It is a tight traditionally long dress, generally with side slits and a standing collar.
Traditional Chinese clothing was called hanfu
The name of clothing that boys wear on the Chinese New Year is the Kachina.
Chinese people often wear new or brightly colored clothes on Chinese New Year to symbolize a fresh start and good luck for the upcoming year. Traditional outfits may include qipao, cheongsam, or hanfu, and red is a popular color because it is considered lucky in Chinese culture. Many also wear gold jewelry and accessories to signify prosperity and wealth.
For Chinese it was very fancy to wear silk.
Chinese people don't really wear anything special. They do wear red on Chinese New Year though. That is the only special outfit they wear that is the closest to Christmas.
they wear Chinese dragon costumes
They wear it on Chinese New Years. :]
Yes. The overwhelming majority of chinese girls wear granny panties.
For the Chinese, it is custom to wear new clothes for Chinese New Year. For the younger generation, it is not as important as what they wear so long as it is new. For the older generation or for the more traditional, some females may wear cheongsams. Men may wear what western society has dubbed a smoking jacket. Both would be made from Chinese silk material. The men's may be darker in color while the female's is much more brighter.
kimono
anything!! they just wear what they want!
THE chinese mainly wear aprons like most countries but sometimes they wear an extra set of working or torn clothing when cooking.