VISCOSE JOURNAL 3: ASIAS @viscose_journal available at @bungee.space and postpost! Asia is at once a blindspot and salient signifier in dominant fashion discourse. Often invoked as an exotic object or theme-socio-aesthetic fantasy, contested manufacturing site, or consumerist future-the abstract notion of "Asian fashion" is both invisible, pervasive, and entirely illusionary, a paradox defined in the negative to its Western counterpart. This special third issue sets out to deconstruct the notion of “Asias” through fashion. With an emphasis on the term’s plural possibilities, the issue seeks out stories deep within fashion’s global supply chain, and reflects on the porous communities of fashion producers and consumers around the world that may self-identify as “Asian.” Focusing on the regions bordering the South China Sea, with contributors from over 10 countries as well as their global diasporas, the issue contests the idea of Asia as a singular idea, image, and even place, instead engendering an array of “Asias” that are employed symbolically, economically, socially, and politically across fashion’s frenzied systems. Featuring: @yat_pit , @dorianissey , Thuy Pham/United Bamboo, @hu_yinping , Troi Oi, @sungtieu , @joyceszeng , @asaitakeaway , @cheuk__ng , @xiaopeng_yuan , @feyfeyworldwide , Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, @strongthe , @pztoday , @brunozhu , @carljancruz , Ma Hailun, @thirdworldbb , @_alice_sarmiento_ , Elaine Wing-Ah Ho, @totonthelabel , @cfgny2 , @philiphuangnyc , @kritbangkok , @poppydxwu , Fan Yang, @shanzhai_lyric , Zairong Xiang, Sara Liao, @samuelguiyang , @venicew , Keke Tumbuan, @baby._.reni , @icanharem , Mandy Pinkygurl, @arlettequynhanhtran , Giang.it, Julie Chen, @ruiofficial.me , @noghost_justshell , @maracoso, @synachen , Seth Shapiro/American Manufacturing, Evelyn Taocheng Wang Published in partnership with @xmuseum_official and @fashionresearchlibrary Creative director @filipsamuelberg Guest designer @echocatcher Cover graphic @bbycheeseburger Editor in chief @jeppeugelvig Guest co-editor @cheuk__ng #viscosejournal #asias #asianfahion #jeppeugelvig #3standardstoppage #bungeespace #3ssstudios (at Stanton Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfunAxGlUtJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
