This is a black sleeveless cheongsam with a red rose motif on the bodice. It has a nipped-in waist, which was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The collar, sleeves, flap on the right bodice and hems are lined with double red and green piping.This cheongsam belonged to Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen, who enjoyed wearing it to parties, often with a corset underneath to achieve the desired hourglass figure. A leading businesswoman of her time, Mdm. Wu ran the former Stamford Café at Bras Basah Road for 30 years before it closed in the 1970s.
