Wk6 hippy asians

Ziyu Wang

Parmider Bhachu discusses the rising waves of Asian fashion in Great Britain in the article "It's hip to be Asian". The salwaar-kameez is specifically analyzed in great detail. The author noted that the salwaar-kameez, an ethnic wear commonly wore by Indian immigrants, quickly rise to prominence in the British fashion world after British royals start to wear them. Thinking back to the documentary "Good Hair" we watched in class, this is just another case of European beauty standards triumphing in our society. Our society tends to believe that Europeans' standard are the rule to live by, and whatever they decides to use, wear, or represent become trends in the rest of the world. European hair are always the 'good hair', and clothing that famous European people wear become new trends in fashion, even if that piece of clothing is commonly wore by low income immigrants that are often overlooked. We need to start appreciate other cultures, appreciate what's in front of us. We shouldn't just all conform to European beauty standards and obey them as law. There are plenty of ethnic wears out there that are yet to be discovered by the fashion world, but you know if a celebrity start to wear them, they will instantly become the new trend of the month. So what must we do to discover more ethnic wears and present it to the public?