BETWEEN 1974 AND 1989, SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE TAKING PLACE IN THE LIVES OF SINGAPOREAN WOMEN AND IN THEIR LOCAL FASHION INDUSTRY. THESE SHIFTS WERE NOT ONLY REFLECTED IN BUT ACTIVELY SHAPED BY THE MAGAZINE _HER WORLD_. In Her World_, Women and Fashion in Singapore_, Nadya Wang uses dress as a lens through which to view fragments of the magazine over 15 years. Advocating for a new and decentred understanding of the evolution of the Singapore woman, Wang's writing also traces the creation of a fashion industry that pivoted from seeking validation from global fashion cities to establishing itself as the lead of a Southeast Asian fashion community. Visual analysis of archival materials is combined with oral history interviews to demonstrate how the women of Singapore engaged with local and global ideas, fashion and beauty commodities, and imagery of models and beauty queens in their self-fashioning. Challenging existing understandings of their agency, this book attests to the creativity and adaptability of Singapore women and Singapore fashion designers.
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Accidental Career Girl to Working Mother of the Year

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ISBN
9781350465060
Publisert
2025
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok

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