Her World, Women and Fashion in Singapore 1974-1989: Accidental Career Girl to Working Mother of the Year (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350465046)

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.

Author: Nadya Wang
ISBN-10: 1350465046
ISBN-13: 9781350465046
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2025
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d