Title
Two Chinese girls standing outside a temple wearing Western outfits
Year/Period
1958
Region
Singapore and/or Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 13 x 8 cm,
Frame size: 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Frame size: 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Accession No.
1995-00843
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Ms. Mak Wai Har
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.
