Tag Archives: Thuy Linh N. Tu
EVENTS: Fashion Writing & Fashion Writers
This Wednesday (February 16) is a day full of events for Threadbared and Friends of Threadbared. Thuy Linh N. Tu sits down with NPR commentator Brian Lehrer for an interview on WNYC. If you’re listening from New York, tune into … Continue reading
Filed under INTERVIEWS, LABOR AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
The Beautiful Generation Winners!
Congratulations to Emily, TT, and Miss Sophie for winning a copy of Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu’s The Beautiful Generation: Asian Americans and the Cultural Economy of Fashion!! Also, thank you to everyone who entered our first ever promotional giveaway! The … Continue reading
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Why Have Asian Americans Become Such an Influential Force in Fashion? (Find out – and Win a New Book!)
Derek Lam, Thakoon Panichgul, Phillip Lim, Doo-ri Chung, Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Richard Chai are among some of the most well-known names in fashion today. Even those who are less diligent about reading industry rags like WWD will recognize their … Continue reading
LINKAGE: “Asian Americans Climb Fashion Industry Ladder”
I’ve been looking forward . . . no, I’ve been dying to post about this article in the New York Times on the rise of Asian Americans in fashion. This topic as you will no doubt recall, dear reader, is … Continue reading
Filed under FASHIONING RACE, LINKAGE
Meet Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, author of The Beautiful Generation: Asian Americans and the Cultural Economy of Fashion
We’re over the moon about this profile post on NYU professor Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu, whose fabulously smart book, The Beautiful Generation: Asian Americans and the Cultural Economy of Fashion, is due out this Winter from Duke University Press. Longtime … Continue reading
