Title
Bridal shoes worn by Ms May Cheong Shew Chin
Year/Period
1988
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2023-00032
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Ms May Cheong Shew Chin in memory of Mr Cheong Foo Yong
These shoes were worn together with a dress 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.
