Screenshot from Google (Source: Google, 2013)
A collection of modestly designed Malay traditional clothes with a twist. These women dressed appropriately and still carry the identity of Malaysia / Islamic women. But do we get to see these kind of fashion in the public? Rarely.
Idols on tv always carries themselves with fashionable or branded clothing, but do they look like this:
Yuna in New York Fashion Week. (Refinery29, 2012)
No. Check out local fashion magazine or stores that are considered "fashionable", they don't carry poster with these kind of styling.
Being an indie singer in foreign country, Yuna still carries herself with the identity of Islamic women in Malaysia - wearing tudung. Even with that, she stills able to dress stylishly.
And then we have Mizz Nina. Unlike Yuna, she doesn't wear tudung. She also own Mizz Demeanor that sells casual wear.
Even though both of them are Malay, they carry themselves differently. Who's the more fashionable one? Yuna was able to attend New York fashion week and got photographed because of her outfit. Compared to Yuna, what Mizz Nina wears doesn't considered as "fashionable" in the fashion industry, but why does Yuna get less publication locally? We do have fashion shows that twists Malay's traditional clothing, but they are not advertised widely. Fashion industry in Malaysia rarely publish styling as such. Instead, we like to have foreigners on our billboards and magazines.
- Google (2013) Malaysia fashion. [Screenshot] Available from https://www.google.com/search?q=malaysia+fashion&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=W-DmUf2DL42rrAfRgoDwAg&biw=1920&bih=923&sei=XuDmUeDeHsPWrQeKxIHYBQ [Accessed 17 July 2013]
- Refinery29 (2012) Beauty Flash! Cat Eyes And Orange Lips Is The New Classic Combo [Online image] Available from http://www.refinery29.com/street-style-beauty-yuna-zarai [Accessed 18 July 2013]
- Running with Passion (2010) Mizz Nina Was Robbed of Her Hot Chick Award @ Shout Awards [Online image] Available from http://runwitme.blogspot.com/2010/11/mizz-nina-was-robbed-of-her-hot-chick.html [Accessed 18 July 2013]
So remember to narrow your source to a
ReplyDelete'fashion base media'. Google image search is a good start though.
Do consider defining what is 'Malay' identity and 'Muslim' identity.
Do check out the 'hijabster' cultural identity.
Remember to focus on a specific gender and fashion style, i.e men's street wear as represented on web magazine site X, Muslim women's fashion as represented in Malaysian edition of magazine Y.