This is a purple sleeveless cheongsam embroidered with a floral motif all over. This piece has a nipped-in waist, which was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. 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 times, Mdm Wu ran the former Stamford Café at Bras Basah Road for 30 years before it closed in the 1970s.
