This book combines the passionate and the practical features of the kebaya fashion. It renews the intricate embroidery work of the past through the creative ada

This longtime Malaysian fashion icon was originally a long, straight, Arab-inspired top of plain woven cotton. The Nyonyas, the women of the early Peranakan com

Emerging into mainstream fashion in the 1930s, the kebaya was originally an Indonesian Malay dress that was adopted by the Nyonyas, who transformed it into a gl

"Sheer, romantic, alluring, yet sedate, the Nyonya kebaya has become a recognisable and enduring Malaysian fashion icon. Originally a long, straight Arab-inspir

On the history of the costume of Peranakan women.