{"product_id":"her-world-women-and-fashion-in-singapore-19741989-9781350465046","title":"Her World Women and Fashion in Singapore 19741989","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetween 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 \u003ci\u003eHer World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Her World\u003ci\u003e, Women and Fashion in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisual 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, th\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51535129870679,"sku":"9781350465046","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350465046.jpg?v=1755859315","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/her-world-women-and-fashion-in-singapore-19741989-9781350465046","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}