1920s style Pearl white cheongsam with Bird of Paradise floral pattern, worn with jade earrings and bracelet, and silver brocade Dragon slingbacks.

Hair worn in display is PdT Sable Page.

The roaring twenties 's new technology brought knowledge of foreign places, their customs and fashion, into peoples everyday lives. Not too surprisingly, society women and movie stars were among the first to wear the new "orientalism' designs . The cheongsam became a fashion statement in Paris, London and New York.