This black Matsuda suit with brocaded line patterns belonged to Judith Chung, a fashion entrepreneur and journalist. A white inner waistcoat with brocade graphic patterns is handsewn into the jacket. The ensemble’s textural techniques and unique finishing details reflect designer Mitsuhiro Matsuda’s innovative textile experimentation, which garments under his company Nicole Co. Ltd. were known for.Along with the rise of Japanese fashion globally in the 1980s, boutiques in Singapore catering to Japanese designers multiplied. Judith Chung was the owner of the popular boutique Man and His Woman (1972–1993), one of the most significant shops in Orchard Road that carried such Japanese brands. The multi-label store also brought in the most desirable global high fashion labels in the 1970s–80s. Her tastes and shop shaped an entire generation of fashionable people in Singapore and the region.
