To display the protruding breast of a woman, the designers make the waist girth appear as thin as possible to represent the high breast indirectly; by means of the flat back of chipau they highlight the wavy shape of the breast.

• 旗袍在交代妇女隆起的胸部时采用了避实就虚的设计手法，把整个女性身体视为一个联系性很强的整体，通过腰肢纤细的设计而突现胸部的丰腴；通过背的平展而夸前胸的波型。