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"Sheer, romantic, alluring, yet sedate, the Nyonya kebaya has become a recognisable and enduring Malaysian fashion icon. Originally a long, straight Arab-inspired top of plain cotton, it was adopted by the Nyonyas... who gradually transformed it into a shapely, embroidered, translucent blouse, fastened with a set of chained brooches and worn with a matching hand-drawn batik sarong and beaded slippers... Following an introduction to the history of the Nyonyas and the evolution of the kebaya, read
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- Author
- Datin Seri
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780794602734
- Category
- collectibles
- Subjects
- Design, History, Antiques & Collectibles
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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