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

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

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adrian, Bonnie, 1970-
Format: eBook
Language:English
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.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Bridal shops
Wedding photography
Wedding supplies and services industry
Weddings > Equipment and supplies
Taiwan
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