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Her World, Women and Fashion in Singapore 1974-1989: Accidental Career Girl to Working Mother of the Year

Her World, Women and Fashion in Singapore 1974-1989: Accidental Career Girl to Working Mother of the Year

Wang, Nadya
Arnold, Rebecca

Paperback

Series: Fashion: Visual & Material Interconnections

Fashion & Accessories

PREORDER - Expected ship date February 18, 2027

ISBN10: 1350473235
ISBN13: 9781350473232
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: Feb 18 2027
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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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