Purple and green floral cheongsam with cap sleeves

Title
Purple and green floral cheongsam with cap sleeves
Year/Period
1950s-early 1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Gross measurement: 101.1 x 40.1 cm
Accession No.
2010-04861
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Veronica Lee Kim Lian

This purple and green floral cheongsam has a nipped in waist. Such a style is typical of the 1950s Western silhouette.

 

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