ning ▁Post ▁that ▁even ▁dec ades ▁after ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁and ▁despite ▁her ▁having ▁done ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁films ▁th ence , ▁view ers ▁continued ▁to ▁send ▁numerous ▁letters ▁to ▁her ▁about ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁scene ▁of ▁K wan , ▁re posed ▁on ▁a ▁d aven port ▁and ▁ad orn ed ▁in ▁a ▁d azz ling ▁che ong sam , ▁while ▁showing ▁a ▁" del ici ously ▁dec ad ent ▁flash ▁of ▁th igh ", ▁became ▁an ▁icon ic ▁image . ▁Cl ad ▁in ▁a ▁che ong sam — " a ▁Chinese ▁dress ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁col lar ▁and ▁sl its , ▁one ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁sk irt " — K wan ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁cover ▁of ▁Life , ▁c ement ing ▁her ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁em inent ▁sex ▁symbol ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Nick named ▁the ▁" S uz ie ▁W ong ▁dress ", ▁the ▁che ong sam ▁in ▁the ▁portrait ▁spawn ed ▁thousands ▁of ▁copy cat ▁prom ot ional ▁projects . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁interview , ▁K wan ▁said ▁she ▁" lo ved " ▁the ▁che ong sam , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" n ational ▁cost ume ". ▁She ▁explained ▁that ▁it ▁" has ▁sl its ▁because ▁Chinese ▁girls ▁have ▁pretty ▁legs " ▁and ▁" the ▁sl its ▁show ▁their ▁legs ". ▁ ▁Chinese ▁and ▁Chinese - Amer icans ▁became ▁ag gr ieved ▁after ▁seeing ▁how ▁Chinese ▁women ▁were ▁dep icted