旗袍裁缝 | The Qipao Tailor of Hong Kong

第一章 | Chapter One: 中环老店 (The Old Shop in Central)

香港中环的一条小巷里，藏着一家开了五十年的旗袍店。

In a small alley of Hong Kong's Central district, there lay hidden a qipao shop that had been open for fifty years.

店主何秀珍，五十一岁，是第三代旗袍师傅。她身材丰满，却总能为顾客设计出最合身的旗袍。

The owner, He Xiuzhen, fifty-one, was a third-generation qipao tailor. Her figure was full, yet she could always design the most perfectly fitted qipao for her customers.

"旗袍是女人的第二层皮肤，" 她常说，"要贴身，却不能太紧。"

"A qipao is a woman's second skin," she often said. "It must fit close, but not too tight."

第二章 | Chapter Two: 量体裁衣 (Taking Measurements)

那天下午，一位上海的电影导演走进了她的店。

That afternoon, a film director from Shanghai walked into her shop.

"我想为我的女主角定制旗袍，" 他说，"但我不知道她需要什么风格。"

"I want to have a qipao tailored for my leading lady," he said, "but I don't know what style she needs."

秀珍上下打量着他："你需要先了解旗袍。来，让我为你示范。"

Xiuzhen looked him up and down: "You need to understand qipao first. Come, let me demonstrate."

她从架子上取下一件丝绸旗袍，当着他的面换上。丰满的身躯被紧紧包裹，曲线毕露。

She took a silk qipao from the rack and changed into it before him. Her full figure was tightly wrapped, her curves fully revealed.

"看，" 她转了一圈，"这就是旗袍的魅力。"

"See," she turned in a circle, "this is the charm of the qipao."

第三章 | Chapter Three: 试衣间的秘密 (Secrets of the Fitting Room)

"让我为你量体，" 打烊后，她说，"这样你才能理解演员的感受。"

"Let me take your measurements," she said after closing. "This way you'll understand how actors feel."

她的手轻轻滑过他的身体，量尺若有似无地触碰着每一寸肌肤。

Her hands glided lightly over his body, the measuring tape brushing against every inch of skin.

"旗袍的秘密在于，" 她低语，贴近他的耳边，"它能展现又能隐藏。"

"The secret of the qipao is," she whispered, close to his ear, "it can reveal and conceal at the same time."

她解开自己旗袍的盘扣，一颗，两颗，三颗...

She undid the frog buttons of her qipao, one, two, three...

"来，" 她将他拉进试衣间，"让我展示给你看。"

"Come," she pulled him into the fitting room, "let me show you."

第四章 | Chapter Four: 量身定制 (Custom Made)

"这部电影，" 第二天清晨，他问，"需要什么样的旗袍？"

"This film," he asked the next morning, "what kind of qipao does it need?"

秀珍微笑着，手指描绘着他胸口的轮廓："需要一件能让观众看到又看不到的旗袍。"

Xiuzhen smiled, her fingers tracing the outline of his chest: "One that lets the audience see yet not see."

"就像你？"

"Like you?"

"就像我。" 她亲了亲他的嘴角，"我会为你的女主角做一件最美的旗袍。但你要记得..."

"Like me." She kissed the corner of his mouth. "I'll make the most beautiful qipao for your leading lady. But remember..."

"记得什么？"

"Remember what?"

"记得常来量体。" 她眨眨眼，"尺寸是会变的。"

"Remember to come for measurements often." She winked. "Sizes can change."

在香港的霓虹灯下，有些旗袍的秘密只有裁缝知道...

Under Hong Kong's neon lights, some secrets of the qipao are known only to the tailor...