This is a pink sleeveless cheongsam decorated with grey chequers. The flap on the right is secured by press studs while the zipper is at the side. It has a nipped-in waist, which was popular in the 1950s and 1960s.Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen enjoyed wearing the cheongsam to work and evening functions, 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.
