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Category Archives: Fashion
8Books Review: Valley Verified by Kyla Zhao
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by curling up with Kyla Zhao‘s latest novel, Valley Verified. Will fashion writer Zoe Zeng be able to hack it (pun intended) in the startup world of Silicon Valley? After years of “paying her dues” only to … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, New York, Reviews, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, Technology
Tagged Kyla Zhao, Valley Verified
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8Books Review: Chinatown Pretty by Andria Lo and Valerie Luu
Chinatown Pretty by photographer Andria Lo and Valerie Luu is a beautiful tribute to our popos and gunggungs. The book celebrates the street styles of Chinatown’s elders in six major cities: San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Family, Fashion, The Arts
Tagged Andria Lo, Chinatown, Chinatown Pretty, Valerie Luu
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8Books Review: “The Prince and the Dressmaker” by Jen Wang
The Prince and the Dressmaker is a delightful graphic novel about friendship and secrets and identity and love. Prince Sebastian is supposed to be looking for a bride. But at night, he secretly dons fashion forward dresses and emerges as … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Beauty, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyles, Reviews, The Arts
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8Books Review: “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” by Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate look at family, growing, grief, and eating through life’s ups and downs. Best known for her role as host on Top Chef, Lakshmi takes us from childhood to the present in … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, Books, Entertainment, Family, Fashion, Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles, Reviews, TV
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Jeremy Lin’s TAG Heuer Connected Watch
Working in Silicon Valley and as part of my job, I’ve checked out and played around with a few smartwatches. Personally, I can’t say that I’m a big fan of them – having to charge an extra device, and most … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Sports, Tech, Technology
Tagged heuer, heuer tag, Jeremy Lin, TAG, tag heuer, watch
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Men’s Wearhouse – BLACK by Vera Wang
According to Men’s Wearhouse’s YouTube channel, their commercial starring Vera Wang about her first collection of formal wear for me has been around (or at least hosted on YouTube) since March 2015 – but I just caught this it on … Continue reading
Posted in Apparel, Asian American Commercial Watch, Fashion
Tagged Asian-American, Fashion, vera wang
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Simon Premium Outlets® – Bold Summer Looks
https://youtu.be/MiaqkrLtpc8 Although we’re nearing the end of the summer, I’ve only recently noticed this Simon Premium Outlets tv ad: “At Simon Premium Outlets®, there’s always something new to discover. Check out our new Simon Premium Outlets commercial, and visit a … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Jason Wu for Cadillac in “The Daring: No Regrets”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGhaOV0BPmA Last November, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, I noticed something different about Cadillac. They seemed to be on the eve of a re-invention. These new ads, with the tagline “Only those who dare drive the world forward” seems … Continue reading
Posted in Apparel, Asian American Commercial Watch, Automotive, Fashion, Lifestyles
Tagged Cadillac, jason wu
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Asian American Hairstylist Gives Homeless Haircuts for Free
Despite a career styling the hair of celebrities like Jeff Gordon at high end salon Three Squares Studio, Mark Bustos takes time every Sunday to give free haircuts to the homeless. He first started doing this in the Philippines as … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Lifestyles, New York
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In My Inbox: Asian American Ad Watch: Banana Republic
In general, I don’t like to shop for clothes. When I do shop for clothes, I do like to check out Banana Republic (though lately, I’ve been checking out Uniqlo) and do subscribe to their email list. Usually, unless there … Continue reading
Abercrombie & Fitch Sales Decline: How Disrespecting Diversity can be Bad for Business
After managing to alienate significant numbers of Asians, Asian Americans, Muslims, African Americans, Hispanics, overweight, and disabled people, Abercrombie & Fitch has found – surprise – that declining sales forced it into a quarterly loss. In an attempt to regain … Continue reading
Dealing with Diversity: Gap responds to the Racist Defacement of an Ad
Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor at The Islamic Monthly, posted a picture of this defaced Gap advertisement on his twitter account. This ad featured Sikh-American designer Waris Ahluwalia and model/filmmaker Quentin Jones. What, if anything, would the Gap do?
Posted in Business, Discrimination, Fashion, Lifestyles, Religion
Tagged Arsalan Iftikhar, Gap, Quentin Jones, Waris Ahluwalia
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