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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

In my opinion, it's an appropriation of Mai and Lei Fang. I thought Capcom's artistic team was better than that. I was wrong.

I think the term you're looking for is inspired by/homage to. And it is a common Asian areas style dress too. Same areas those characters drew inspiration from for their outfits(though Mai's is more a mix of kunoichi priestess as you see in her arm shoulder bands, she is a Japanese ninja after all, not Chinese, hers is closer to Kasumi's and Momiji's ninja outfit). Lei Fang's in particular is based on an actual Chinese dress you can buy as was the point to that aspect of her story where she wears it for a night out.

It's a common outfit in anime areas too. It's in various Japanese culturally influenced properties like Devil Hunter Yohko and others. Though that one has a no cleavage top to it because of the yin/yang emblem on top. So hers is closer to the Lei Fang dress style. (Predates DOA too.)

So really, appropriation this is not. It's a commonality to too many intellectual properties from the 80s on up. The Chinese influences of the design are mostly in the trim and belt. The bracelets are a trademark Chun-Li thing that Lei Fang homages in some of her alt outfits.

Really glad to see they included Chun-Li's musculature too! Would have looked odd without her trademark leg strength.