Embroidery for that touch of class
Photo by Cheong Huat Seng, Hon: SFAPA, Hon: FPSLA

Cut and sew baju kurong services can cost $12, but throw in the embroidery, on the hemline, the sleeves, the collar. And the traditional clothes become a class of their own, trophy fashion wear worth several times the cost of the fabrics they were cut from. Machine-made embroidery is uniform and faster, but the slow and meticulous hand embroidery, though rough and uneven, definitely gives a more expensive finish. This embroiderer uses a machine to transform colourful designs and patterns to his customer's taste.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin