Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Conclusion

I think that fashion plants unhealthy ideas on women. Yes, it might be beautiful, but everyone is different and not everyone looks good because of various reasons. Just because a few people has their own perception on beauty doesn't mean everyone of us has to follow it blindly, becoming it's slave. (Plastic surgery, diet etc.) Our confidence has been getting lower and lower because we don't meet the requirement of someone else's standard. Why suffer because of what others thought? Why change because other people told you to?


Kanye West - New Slaves (L.A CHASE, 2013)

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Editorials for Regional Magazines

"Nu Renaissance Aristocracy"
Harper's Bazaar Vietnam, December 2012 (zemotion, 2012)

"Touch-me Tresses"
Elle Singapore, Feb 2012 (zemotion | Zhang Jingna Photography Blog, 2013)

"The Secretary"
Elle Singapore, July 2011 (zemotion | Zhang Jingna Photography Blog, 2013)

"Call Me Irresistible"
Harper's Bazaar Singapore, April 2011 (zemotion | Zhang Jingna Photography Blog, 2013)

The first photo is about aristocrat from the Renaissance period. Girls were more about doing housework and taking care of their man during that time. Editorial for second photo - Touch-me Tresses are romantic, but isn't there much more things to discover other than looking dolled-up and ready for Prince Charming's kiss? The third photo looks like she's seducing her boss while wishing he would save her from that paper clip. As for the fourth one, she's in her lingerie, calling someone. "Unapologetically high-drama looks to get hung up on." But why?
You have to look good no matter what you are doing. Even in your sleep.

Zhang Jingna shot these women beautifully, but it gave me a sense of these girls are submissive than the dominant. Is this what fashion is trying to portray around this region? That girls are suppose to rely on a strong/dominant person?

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Real Size Women

The concept of perfect beauty is always unrealistic in the fashion industry. It starts with sketches from designers - Long, skinny and out of proportion models.

Poster for Malaysia-International Fashion Week 2010 (Dylan Phuah, 2010)

Sketches from local designer - Tengku Syahmi. (Tengku Syahmi, 2010)

Then they proceed on designing their clothes with that kind of figure in mind. No wonder models HAVE to be skinny.

In an episode of Project Runway (2011), designers from cycle 9 started to freak out when they found out that their clients are "real size women". Hmm... So who bought their clothes if they didn't make it for real size women?

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Reading Material: Plastic Surgery

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