Title
Cheongsam with green and purple geometric patterns
Year/Period
1950s-1970s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 113 x 44 cm
Accession No.
2004-00693
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Irene Hoe
This is a cheongsam decorated with green and purple medallions and geometric patterns all over. The flap on the right is secured by press studs.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.
