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Lilac kebaya with embroidered floral motifs at the edges. The kebaya came into fashion in 1920 among the Chinese peranakans. Before that, kebaya's were worn by (Indo) European women who wanted to adapt to the tropical climate. Until 1920, the Chinese peranakans wore long tunics that fell over the knee. In 1920 a law came into force, by which this group was no longer considered natives, but were eq…