A Journey of Singapore Style 1850-1950: Tradition and Evolution in Peranakan Fashion From the Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee Collection and the Mrs. Eiko Adnan Kusuma Collection Exhibition and is written with understanding

and is written with understanding and empathy

Lee Kip Lee in Singapore

photographer and editor have explored every nook and cranny of domestic life

This comprehensive catalogue is for the “Indonesian Sarasa Okada Collection” Exhibitions which were organized by Itabashi Art Museum

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A Journey of Singapore Style 1850-1950: Tradition and Evolution in Peranakan Fashion From the Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee Collection and the Mrs. Eiko Adnan Kusuma Collection Exhibition and is written with understandingPeranakan are descendants of Chinese who migrated to Southeast Asia, married local women and settled there. They established a unique culture, forming a network over the borders of Southeast Asian countries. Singapore is one of the major cities, such as Melaka and Penang, Malaysia, of the network. Peranakan women wore jacket called baju and batik colored with delicate designs. Especially, long upper garments in a classic style, called baju panjang,