Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury: Fashion, Cosmetics, and Popular Culture

Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury: Fashion, Cosmetics, and Popular Culture - Paperback

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Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury: Fashion, Cosmetics, and Popular Culture - Paperback

Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury: Fashion, Cosmetics, and Popular Culture - Paperback

by Amanda Sikarskie , Lan Lan , Peng Liu
$73.71
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Challenging the Western view of idols as objects of worship, this book explores the role that male idols play in fashion and cosmetics brand marketing in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; including the role of the female gaze. It examines idols in the more modern, pan-Asian sense of the word - as objects of social devotion, worshipped by the adoring masses and, in China and Korea, as objects of social and moral uplift. The contemporary idol wields great power - the power to influence taste, and to sell - and Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury focuses on their ability to arouse the consumer appetite to buy.

In China, popular culture idols play a vital role in the luxury fashion and cosmetics industries as brand ambassadors and this volume fills a critical gap in the English-language literature on this key element of the marketing industry, bringing together authors from the United States and China, and featuring case studies on idols Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan. Through considering the subtleties of branding and marketing in China, Korea, and Japan, and the relationship of Chinese idols to fans and consumers in other Asian countries, the authors delve into brand-idol collaborations, particularly through lenses of brand image and toxic fan culture.
ISBN9781350286061
Author Amanda Sikarskie , Lan Lan , Peng Liu
PublisherBloomsbury Visual Arts
GenreBusiness and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury: Fashion, Cosmetics, and Popular Culture - Paperback

By Amanda Sikarskie, Lan Lan, and Peng Liu
About Amanda Sikarskie
Amanda Sikarskie is Lecturer in Art & Art History and Comprehensive Studies at the University of Michigan, USA. She is a historian of fashion and textiles, with a particular interest in the intersection of fashion and social media and in luxury studies. Lan Lan is Senior Lecturer at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, China. She received her MA in womenswear design at London College of Fashion, UK. She researches and writes on fashion education. Peng Liu is Assistant Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau. His artworks have been exhibited internationally working with wide range of mediums. His work on cultural studies and visual culture has been published in various academic journals and edited collections.
About Lan Lan
Amanda Sikarskie is Lecturer in Art & Art History and Comprehensive Studies at the University of Michigan, USA. She is a historian of fashion and textiles, with a particular interest in the intersection of fashion and social media and in luxury studies. Lan Lan is Senior Lecturer at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, China. She received her MA in womenswear design at London College of Fashion, UK. She researches and writes on fashion education. Peng Liu is Assistant Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau. His artworks have been exhibited internationally working with wide range of mediums. His work on cultural studies and visual culture has been published in various academic journals and edited collections.
About Peng Liu
Amanda Sikarskie is Lecturer in Art & Art History and Comprehensive Studies at the University of Michigan, USA. She is a historian of fashion and textiles, with a particular interest in the intersection of fashion and social media and in luxury studies. Lan Lan is Senior Lecturer at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, China. She received her MA in womenswear design at London College of Fashion, UK. She researches and writes on fashion education. Peng Liu is Assistant Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau. His artworks have been exhibited internationally working with wide range of mediums. His work on cultural studies and visual culture has been published in various academic journals and edited collections.

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