Indigo dyed cloth with varied woven stripes throughout. Long raw edge folded under.

Black glazed cotton jacket with embroidered panels. The jacket has short sleeves and a centre front opening. Around the neck and partway down the centre opening is black velvet band, edged with red striped trim. The embroidered panels are adhered to the shoulders and sleeves. The panels feature sequins, large bird and flower motifs in predominantly red on blue ground. The front is longer than the back. The inside is unlined.

Woman's multi-coloured, embroidered, appliquéd. very full skirt with a wide (16.5 cm) waistband or hip band. The waistband or hip band is embroidered with three rows of large round mirrors and multi-coloured embroidery on red fabric. The top edge is finished with rows of coloured cotton bindings. The full skirt is finely pleated onto the band and is constructed in six horizontal tiers. The tiers are embellished with embroidered geometric motifs and a few mirrors. Along the front, where that skirt joins the band, there is a row of small bead-trimmed pompoms, resembling bal buttons. The opening is at the centre back; there are long braided cotton cords (about 97 cm long) at the top corners. Two brass bells are sewn at the hem in the back.

Blue shirt with a raised circular pattern. The front and back panels are sewn together along shoulder line, leaving an angled opening for the neck. There is embroidery around the neck, including a point and star motif. The panels are also sewn together along the lower sides. The shirt is machine-sewn.

White pants with light brown embroidery. The pants are very wide at the waist and taper down to narrow legs. On the bottom of the pant legs is a border of lines and diamonds. Above the border is a leaf motif with swirls.

Hat made of light orange cotton fabric with a small circle of fabric at the top. The fabric has been quilted with small stitches across the top of the crown to the shoulder where it has been embroidered with a geometric pattern in light blue thread on the sides. The sides of the hat flare outwards slightly.

Hat with circular top and nearly vertical sides. Off-white with embroidered floral and geometric pattern in green on the top and around the sides. Mesh-like off-white embroidery around the top of the sides.

Green hip panels attached to a cotton waistband with long ties. Across the top of each panel is a wide blue band. On the front are peony and prunus motifs in silver, pink, purple, white, yellow and red. There are mirrors and tin reflectors. The lining on the back is natural-coloured cotton.

Long pink (Cheongsam) dress with green gelatin sequins. The dress has a standing collar, side slits and a side opening with metal snap fasteners. The front and back have large floral and leaf motifs. The inside lining is white cotton.

Green tunic with a rounded neck, side slits and centre opening with brass frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are bat, peony and prunus motifs in gold, purple, pink, orange and red. The sleeves have a mauve band. The border along the sides and bottom hem has a row of tin reflector. There are mirrors, tin reflectors and green glass eyes on the front, back and sleeves. The inside lining is natural-coloured jute.