Week 2

Abigail Wang
Week 2
ASA 141

Week 2

This week I did not find the challenge to be too difficult because I did not find any unnecessary items appealing to buy. I did however start a list to add any things that I find I want to buy throughout the challenge to track what I feel I want to buy and observe any patterns. When I went grocery shopping I made sure to only buy things I needed and not any unnecessary items. As I continue this challenge I also want to consider how the Asian diaspora is exploited by the fashion industry. This is done through factory work, and also the commodification of 'Asian' fashion. In this weeks readings, specifically in 'Its Hip to be Asian,' the author describes how British fashion designers and celebrities have taken Asian fashions and rebranded them as exciting and new and slightly exotic. This commodification and 'celebration' of Asian fashion connects to Lisa Lowe's analysis of multiculturalism in the celebration of Asian fashion yet the continued rejection of Asian people and allowing white people to claim Asian fashion as their own. As this challenge continues I want to explore how to support Asian fashion designers and clothing brands who also practice sustainability and treat their workers well. 

The founders of Forever 21 on the cover of Forbes magazine.