Peranakan kebaya

A group of Nonyas, all wearing the Peranakan Sarong-Kebaya

Crazy Rich Asians is finally out in Australia and I was lucky enough to visit Singapore for the Singapore premiere of the film, and also explore some of the locations where the movie was shot! If y…

Prewedding Customs Wedding Day Wedding Banquet Wedding Attire Food & Entertainment Wedding Favours Suggested Itinerary Credit: Pinang Peranakan Mansion We’re all for a cultural wedding theme, but a multicultural wedding means doubling the happiness! Based mainly on Chinese traditions with Malay, Thai, and Burmese influences, a Peranakan wedding is one of the most fascinating and colourful wedding ceremonies in town. In the past, Peranakan weddings could stretch up to a month, then it was…

In the 1930s kebayas with extravagant sewing-machine embroidery and long tapered ends were commissioned by Peranakan women. These were more difficult to cr...

This photograph is a studio portrait of five nyonyas. This large group of photographs provides important visual documentation of the fashion, studio photography and lifestyle of Peranakans of the Straits Settlements and Indonesia in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The collection also allows study of different photographic techniques and covers a wide range of themes, including changing fashions (from baju panjang and baju kurong to kebaya and cheongsam), festive celebrations (weddings…

The Peranakan culture is a melding of Chinese and Southeast Asian traditions. This beautiful melding of cultures has resulted in fascinating traditions,

Embroidered Peranakan Nyonya Kebaya (Indonesia: encim / Chinese: Niáng rě fúshì /Japanese: Nyonya-fuku) in high-quality cotton voile material. Available for a plus size up to 5XL