This is a black cheongsam with an embroidered floral motif all over. The collar is lined with a plastic support. The flap on the right-hand side is secured by press studs while the zipper is at the side. The sleeves are made from one piece of fabric folded at the shoulder and hemmed at the sides and sleeves. This cheongsam belonged to Mdm. Wu Chuen Chuen, who enjoyed wearing it to work and 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.
