Blue sleeveless polka-dotted cheongsam

This is a blue sleeveless cheongsam with white polka- dots. It has a nipped-in waist, which accentuates the figure of the wearer. The flap on the right-hand side is secured by press studs while the zipper is at the side.This cheongsam belonged to Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen, who enjoyed wearing it to work, 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.