Since the 1990s; young Asian Americans including Doo-Ri Chung; Derek Lam; Thakoon Panichgul; Alexander Wang; and Jason Wu have emerged as leading fashion designers. They have won prestigious awards; been chosen to head major clothing labels; and had their designs featured in Vogue; Harperrsquo;s Bazaar; and other fashion magazines. At the same time that these designers were rising to prominence; the fashion world was embracing Asian chic. During the 1990s; ldquo;Asianrdquo; shapes; fabrics; iconography; and colors filled couture runways and mass-market clothing racks. In The Beautiful Generation; Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu explores the role of Asian American designers in New Yorkrsquo;s fashion industry; paying particular attention to how they relate to the garment workers who produce their goods and to Asianness as a fashionable commodity. She draws on conversations with design students; fashion curators; and fashion publicists; interviews with nearly thirty Asian American designers who have their own labels; and time spent with those designers in their shops and studios; on their factory visits; and at their fashion shows. The Beautiful Generation links the rise of Asian American designers to historical patterns of immigration; racial formation; and globalized labor; and to familial and family-like connections between designers and garment workers.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. interesting in partsBy JThere are bits here that really do provide a fresh perspective and Willis does have that greatest and rarest quality. a free mind.Still. like most rock crit it can sag and bore quite a bit. In a way a welcome contrast from the wearing and unconvincing intensity of Lester Bangs or the pomposity of Marcus and the other guy; and of course. the female angle is interesting- historically as much as anything.Yes. good. but less fun than Id have hoped. A free mind and - therefore - a good mind. but not a brilliant one.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Make that 4 3/4 starsBy GeoWhy not 5 stars- because nothing is perfect. This insiders look at a true musical insiders reviews is a fun read. I do not agree with much that is said about some of the recordings. in fact. that is part of the fun of this book. Ellen was so sure that her opinions were the only valid ones that it can sometimes make your blood boil. but it is done with such background. experience and validity that you are many times sent back in time and to your collection to find her point of view and damnit--- shes right more often than not. This was almost an interactive reading experience for me--- perhaps you will have the same experience!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jim FrickGreat stories about the music I love.
