Title
Blue cheongsam with floral motif
Year/Period
1950s-1970s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 105 x 43.3 cm
Accession No.
2004-00692
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Irene Hoe
This is a blue sleeveless cheongsam with a white floral motif all over. It has a nipped-in waist, which was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The flap on the right is secured by press studs. The collar, sleeves, flap on the right bodice and hems are lined with black piping to serve as contrast. This cheongsam belonged to Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen, who enjoyed wearing it to parties, 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.
