Title
Hilda's lace-trimmed top and matching pant set
Year/Period
c. 1960s-1970s
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2025-01128
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Antonio and May in loving memory of Leonie Theresa Daroya Koenitz.
This two-piece set from Hilda's was owned by Leonie Koenitz, who was one of the first fashion models trained in Singapore at Joan Booty and Ruth Warner's Mannequin Training and Charm School, which opened in 1956. Hilda's was a prominent fashion boutique and textile shop that opened along Orchard Road in the early 1950s selling fabrics and pattern sheets. By the 1970s, Hilda's had stores at Cold Storage Arcade, 392 Orchard Road, and Liat Towers and carried a range of local and imported ready-to-wear.