Title
Tea ceremony dress belonging to Ms May Cheong Shew Chin
Year/Period
1988
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 107.3 x 76.2 cm
Accession No.
2023-00031
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Ms May Cheong Shew Chin in memory of Mr Cheong Foo Yong
This cheongsam was made by the Shanghainese dressmaker, Mr Cheong Foo Yong, for his daughter May. Cheong was born in 1933 in China and migrated to Singapore at the age of seven. When he was about sixteen, Cheong worked as an apprentice dressmaker and subsequently became a bespoke dressmaker. In 1960, he opened his shop ‘DANA Gowns Dressmaker’ at Maju Avenue.When his daughters got married, Cheong personally made all their dresses. This dress was made for May, his third daughter. May wore the cheongsam for her tea ceremony.
