Asians Wear Clothes on the Internet

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Focusing on the rise of elite Asian fashion bloggers, the book critically investigates their role in the digital landscape as creators of "taste work." Minh-Ha T. Pham explores how these bloggers generate cultural and economic capital through their online presence, while examining the implications of "Asian taste" in contemporary fashion. The analysis contextualizes their work within historical trends of gender and race in fashion, highlighting the intersection of cultural shifts and global consumer capitalism, ultimately revealing the complexities of race, gender, and class in the digital fashion economy.