This is a black sleeveless cheongsam decorated with sequins and beads shaped in the form of a dragon down the left bodice. It has a nipped-in waist, which was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The flap on the right-hand side is secured by press studs while the zipper is at the side.This cheongsam belonged to Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen, who enjoyed wearing it to work and parties, often with a corset underneath to achieve the desired hourglass figure. A leading business woman of her time, Mdm. Wu ran the former Stamford Café at Bras Basah Road for 30 years before it closed in the 1970s.
