Beige floral cheongsam

This is a beige sleeveless ankle-length cheongsam with a large floral motif. It is figure hugging and tapered at the bottom, giving the wearer a pencil-slim silhouette. 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.