Purple hooded silk top with applique of landscape featuring mountains and road

Collections
1612870
Title
Purple hooded silk top with applique of landscape featuring mountains and road
Year/Period
c. 1960s-1970s
Object Type
tops (garments, general)
Material
silk (silkworm material)
Technique
sewing (needleworking technique), applied work
Dimension
Object size: 79.0 x 148.0 cm
Accession No.
2025-01175
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Antonio and May in loving memory of Leonie Theresa Daroya Koenitz.

This silk top 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. This silk top features a striking graphic applique of mountains and a road.