Refashioning Traditional Wear
This week’s roundup features contemporary narratives of traditional wear around the world....
Category: Asian Identity
Fashion Subcultures in Japan
This week’s roundup highlights different subcultures seen in Japan. Renowned for colorful, quirky,...
Body Ornamentation: Tattoos
This week’s roundup provides written text and visual depictions of the way tattoos have been...
Qipao, Past and Present
The qipao (or cheongsam) is one of the most symbolic garments of Chinese fashion. Although some...
Wearing Colors in Fashion
This week’s reading list focuses on the significance of wearing colors in fashion. Just as certain...
De-centering Luxury
The word “luxury” is often mentioned in relation to fashion. But, what, exactly, is...
Fashion in China Through the Centuries
China has developed a unique fashion system since at least a millennium. In Tang dynasty China (618–907), for example, changes in dress and shifts in the perceptions of dress reveal the emergence of a fashion system.
Japanese Style
The construct of ‘race’ complicates our understanding of nationhood, ethnicity and culture, which is highlighted as we look at Japanese-ness and Japanese style.
