Title
Beige floral cheongsam
Year/Period
1950s-1970s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 124.5 x 43.5 cm
Accession No.
2004-00709
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Irene Hoe
This is a beige sleeveless ankle-length cheongsam with a large floral motif. It is figure hugging and tapered at the bottom, giving the wearer a pencil-slim silhouette. This cheongsam belonged to Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen, who enjoyed wearing it to work, often with a corset underneath to achieve the desired hourglass figure. A leading businesswoman of her time, Mdm. Wu ran the former Stamford Café at Bras Basah Road for 30 years before it closed in the 1970s.
