Title
Greyish-green floral cheongsam
Year/Period
1950s-1970s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 112 x 45 cm
Accession No.
2004-00707
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Irene Hoe
This is a greyish-green sleeveless cheongsam with a floral motif all over. It has a nipped-in waist, which accentuates the figure of the wearer. The flap on the right-hand side is secured by press studs. 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 businesswoman of her time, Mdm. Wu ran the former Stamford Café at Bras Basah Road for 30 years before it closed in the 1970s.
