Lined turquoise short-sleeved cheongsam embroidered with floral-and-phoenix motif

Lined turquoise short-sleeved cheongsam embroidered with floral-and-phoenix motif
Mid-1990s
Hong Kong Museum of History collection
This cheongsam is made of turquoise satin fabric lavishly embroidered with a traditional Chinese garden scene featuring exquisitely sewn flowering trees and phoenixes, the outlines highlighted with gold thread. The edges of the cheongsam are adorned with turquoise bindings and narrow gold metallic piping.
This dress was designed and made by Hong Kong fashion designer Benjie Wong for Mrs Olivia Leung Wu Kwai Man, Vice-chairperson of Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong, who is known for her endeavours to help the disabled develop their artistic potential.