Word: asianization
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...quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder In the past 20 years, Australia has been quick to pick up on Asian influences. Laksa and satay are as much lunchtime staples as meat pies; school children take classes in Japanese; and Asian approaches to well-being, from feng shui to Chinese medicine, have found ready acceptance in well-heeled suburbs. Now, it's the turn of the fashion business. The designers behind some...
...past 20 years, Australia has been quick to pick up on Asian influences. Laksa and satay are as much lunchtime staples as meat pies; school children take classes in Japanese; and Asian approaches to well-being, from feng shui to Chinese medicine, have found ready acceptance in well-heeled suburbs. Now, it's the turn of the fashion business. The designers behind some of the country's hottest young labels may call Australia home, but all share Asian roots and pay homage to them in distinctively Eastern designs. The new Asian wave in Australian clothing includes...
...HIGH TEA WITH MRS WOO (highteawithmrswoo.com.au): The industrial town of Newcastle, two hours north of Sydney, is an unlikely location for a fashion label-but that hasn't deterred the three young Foong sisters, Rowena, Juliana and Angela. The Chinese-Malaysians emigrated to Newcastle in 1988 but maintained strong Asian ties, absorbing everything from Asian movies to the tales of their goldsmith and craft-worker grandparents. High Tea With Mrs Woo, a name inspired by the girls' idea of getting dressed up for an afternoon of dumplings, tea and conversation with their imaginary Asian muse, was launched last summer...
...AKIRA (www.akira.com.au): The rousing reception accorded to Kyoto-born designer Akira Isogawa at his first show during Mercedes Australian Fashion Week in 1996 was among the initial indications that the market was ready for designs with an Asian flavor. Since then, exhibitions at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, and commissions to design costumes for the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Sydney Dance Company, have shown that Isogawa's elaborately-constructed, kimono-like ensembles are as much high art as they are high style. His clothes now retail in 14 countries, including his native Japan...
...Hong Kong, where Penny was an associate editor with TIME's Asian edition before taking on the same role for the European edition in London, she was known as "Moneypenny," after the indefatigable assistant in the James Bond series. The nickname reflected not only Penny's remarkable efficiency and industriousness, but also the bemused calm with which she was able to soothe even our most voluble foreign correspondents. Indeed, for reporters working from the world's war zones and other unsavory hot spots, the sound of civilization was Penny's marvelous, sprightly voice. But another thing that Penny knew...