Title
Green floral cheongsam with a matching shawl
Year/Period
1970s-1980s
Region
Hong Kong and Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 120.5 x 92.4 cm
Accession No.
2009-02169
Collection of
Credit Line
Courtesy of Mdm Zhuo Yu Chun
This green floral ankle length cheongsam with long sleeves belonged to Mdm Zhuo Yu Chun, director of Tai Wee Company Pte Ltd. Made of synthetic satin silk, it has green piping all over and a huge floral button at the right opening. The cheongsam comes with a matching shawl made of the same fabric. According to the donor, she was inspired by her grandmother who used the selendang back in Indonesia. Hence this cheongsam and the matching shawl are hybrid of Malay and Chinese influences.
