Category: Blog
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Peranakan Culture, The Nyonya Kebaya and Ethnocentrism
Peranakan Culture, The Nyonya Kebaya and Ethnocentrism 2024 Written by Faith Tan (faifyboo) Fig 1. A Peranakan bride and groom pose for their wedding photograph, Penang (1925) Introduction Peranakan culture has always been a symbolism of pride for Southeast Asia, especially Singapore. However, while its antique grandeur, timeless style and materiality are celebrated by Southeast…
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The Importance of Brand Reputation in Fashion— LOEWE vs Balenciaga
The Importance of Brand Reputation in Fashion— LOEWE vs Balenciaga 2024 Written by Faith Tan (faifyboo) Building and maintaining a positive brand reputation in fashion is critical to garner success from the target market in this increasingly competitive industry. This results in established trust, reliability, and authorityamongst the brand’s target market. To do so, a…
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Embodiment of True Liberation: An Archive on Abuse, Memory, Trauma and the Self
Embodiment of True Liberation: An Archive on Abuse, Memory, Trauma and the Self 2025 Written by Faith Tan (faifyboo) I am writing this as a woman, a feminist in my own right, as a form of resistance, however subtle, will be subjected to the perspectives of the patriarch through a long deeply-embedded institutionalised oppression that…