Floral brown jacket for a brown sleeveless cheongsam

Title
Floral brown jacket for a brown sleeveless cheongsam
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Hong Kong and Singapore
Material
thai silk, synthetic, metal
Dimension
Object size: 69.2 x 100.4 cm
Accession No.
2009-02204
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mdm Zhuo Yu Chun

The brownish red printed jacket with green piping around the collar was made for a brown sleeveless cheongsam. The jacket is decorated with light brown buttons down the centre. It was worn by Mdm Zhuo Yu Chun, director of Tai Wee Company Pte Ltd. Both pieces of garments were made from synthetic Thai silk.

 

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