Title
Five Chinese women wearing Western outfits
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Object size: L:13.5cm H:8.6cm
Accession No.
2001-06430
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
As Singapore women became more cosmopolitan and were exposed to Western ideas, they started to look to the West and other parts of Asia (Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo) for fashion inspiration. This eventually resulted in the adoption of such Western-style outfits.
