Modern Beauty Culture, Empowering or Toxic?
Thu 03 Oct
|Allbright Mayfair
Join us in a deep dive into modern beauty myths. Snail slime, filters, corsets, tweakments, can today's beauty culture ever be feminist?
Time & Location
03 Oct 2024, 18:30 – 20:00
Allbright Mayfair, 24-26 Maddox St, London W1S 1PP, UK
About the Event
Can women truly control their own beauty narratives? We believe so.
Join East Asian Girl Gang at the Allbright Townhouse on 3rd October for an engaging panel discussion. We will delve into modern beauty myths and ask whether a culture that includes snail slime, filters, corsets, ‘tweakments’ and more can ever be truly feminist. We also explore East Asian feminine identity and aim to reframe the way we think about beauty, to create a more empowering, inclusive community.
With panellists writer Carolyn Asome, in discussion with Margaret Sam and Dr Terry Loong, we’ll cover both the fun sides of beauty culture, like K-beauty, J-beauty, and snail lotions, alongside delving into the darker side of the industry, with key insights from books by Elise Hu and Ellen Atlanta. The event will be moderated by Founder of East Asian Girl Gang, Eileen Willett.
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