Title
Certificate from Mayfair School of Cosmetic Science and Manufacture
Year/Period
1955
Region
London, UK
Material
Dimension
Object size: 25.6 x 20.5 cm
Accession No.
2017-00501
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the children of Mrs Florence Chong (nee Wong Chit Moy) – Coleen, Susan and Raymond Chong
This certificate from Mayfair School of Cosmetic Science and Manufacture was awarded to Mrs Florence Chong (nee Wong Chit Moy) on 6 February 1955. Mrs Florence Chong was the seventh sister of prominent local bridal designer Mrs Sylvia Kho (nee Wong Sien Moy). She received training in make-up and hairstyling in London and provided her services to brides in Singapore as early as the 1950s.