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The Nyonya Kebaya: A Century of Straits Chinese Costume

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This is a beautiful book. Informative text and excellent photos educate as well as inspire. Anyone who appreciates embroidery will be impressed by the traditional Malaysian machine embroidery used on these lovely and striking blouses. Designers and embroiderers would find this book a wonderful addition to their reference libraries: colorful embroidery and delicate cutwork are combined in a way that most non-Asian readers would probably find delightfully novel. The history and social context of the kebaya are interesting and are clearly described, but for me the best part of the book is the photographs of vintage kebayas. In many cases, close-ups are provided so that details of the embroidery can be seen clearly. This is not a how-to book, but some technical information is provided. However, it is a delightful design reference for any embroiderer or digitizer.

A very good book with lots of information on the origin of the Nyonya Kebaya.

This coffee-table book has beautiful pictures of the Asian models wearing beautiful intricate nyonya kebaya. Set in some old Peranakan (straits Chinese) houses, the photographs show the elegance of the kebayas. An inspiring book of good photography, bringing readers to appreciate the beauty of Asia.

This book inspired us to published our book, continuing the works of the late Datin Seri Endon Mahmood of promoting Malaysian arts & crafts: Batik Inspirations - featuring top batik designers. Similarly, there are background of Peranakan homes, but this time with models wearing dresses made from batik Malaysia.Batik Inspirations - featuring top batik designers