Framing the bride : globalizing beauty and romance in Taiwan's bridal industry /

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With a wedding impending, the Taiwanese bride-to-be turns to bridal photographers, makeup artists, and hair stylists to transform her image beyond recognition. They give her fairer skin, eyes like a Western baby doll, and gowns inspired by sources from Victorian England to MTV.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adrian, Bonnie, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Wedding supplies and services industry > Taiwan.
Weddings > Taiwan > Equipment and supplies.
Bridal shops > Taiwan.
Wedding photography > Taiwan.
Noces > Fournitures et services > Industrie > Taiwan.
Noces > Taiwan > Matériel.
Boutiques pour la mariée > Taiwan.
Photographie de mariage > Taiwan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Bridal shops
Wedding photography
Wedding supplies and services industry
Weddings > Equipment and supplies
Taiwan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Framings
  • How can this be? ethnographic contexts and history
  • Fantasy for sale
  • Inner and outer worlds in changing Taipei
  • Family wedding rites and banquets
  • Making up the bride
  • Romance in the photo studio
  • Contextualizing bridal photos in Taiwan's visual culture
  • The context of looking
  • Conclusion : re-framings.

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