Specially-designed Qipao auctioned off to raise funds for domestic violence survivors


The specially designed and hand-sewn Qipao was auctioned off and 100% of the proceeds went to Women's Aid Organisation for their work with survivors of domestic violence. Photo: House of Antara

Statistics reveal that the head, neck, chest, abdomen and genital areas are where women are attacked the most because these are the most vulnerable body parts, says House of Antara co-founder Allison Jong. 


This were some of the stark facts about domestic abuse that Jong and Deborah Woong, co-founders of the fashion brand, discovered while researching for a project they were doing with Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) in conjunction with the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW).

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