Short-sleeved linen cheongsam with blue floral prints on white ground

Short-sleeved linen cheongsam with blue floral prints on white ground
1940s
Hong Kong Heritage Museum collection
Adorned with circular prints and narrow blue bindings, this cheongsam features a style that was typical of the 1940s. The collar, the front-flap and the right-hand side are sewn with 13 pairs of blue bud-shaped frog closures, and the dress can be fully opened from the right. Machine-sewn stitches are visible along the seams and the bindings.