Made by Indonesian fashion label Bin House, this shirt has a geometric pattern – called "ceplok" – with contrasting colour on the button placket and cuffs. The pinks and greens mirror the brand colours of the Peranakan Museum.This shirt was worn by Dr Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum (TPM), at the opening of TPM in 2008.Since the post-war period, men in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia have worn batik shirts at important events to express their cultural identity. At events that involve political figures, batik shirts are especially symbolic of national and regional pride.
