Title
A Chinese woman wearing a Western outfit
Year/Period
c. 1960
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Frame size: 13.6 x 8.7 cm,
Image size: 13.1 x 8 cm
Image size: 13.1 x 8 cm
Accession No.
1995-00834
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.
