This pair of beaded heels by Raymond Wong combines two different shoe designs which he saw on display at The Peranakan Museum - characters from the Little Goose Girl, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves story. The design is well-loved, especially by his Japanese customers. With the beadwork done in his shop, Rumah Kim Choo, the pair of shoe faces is then cobbled by a shoemaker from Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Raymond Wong is a Peranakan designer specialising in kebaya and beaded shoes. In the early 2000s, the self-taught designer picked up the craft by deconstructing vintage kebaya and studying embroidery books. Having dressed actresses in the popular TV series Little Nonya, former first lady Mrs Mary Tan, and private clients in foreign affairs, his fashion has brought international attention to the contemporary Peranakan fashion. He also teaches kebaya embroidery at LASALLE, School of Fashion; and formerly served as the 2nd Vice-President of the Peranakan Association, Singapore.
