Modern Beauty Culture, Empowering or Toxic?

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.

Our panellists discuss the impact of beauty  standards in a social media-led world and explore which aspects of the culture we can reframe through a feminist lens. We’ll take a deep dive  into increasingly impossible beauty standards, the impact they have on  young women, and what empowerment truly means to us.

This event  promises a thought-provoking discussion on the impact of beauty culture  and the methods we can all use to reclaim it as a feminist space.

A  fabulous health and beauty focused goody bag is included in the price  of the ticket with delicious bubble tea inspired HumaniTEA, an array of  beautiful Organic Pharmacy products, collegen sachets from Totally  Derma, discount vouchers from Get Harley and more!

About Carolyn

Carolyn  Asome is a Design writer for the Times, NY Times, FT, Observer, and  Telegraph and former Fashion editor at the Times. She is also a brand  consultant, author of two Vogue books (on Jean Paul Gaultier and  Handbags) and co-founder of the accessories brand, L'Hood.  https://l-hood.com/

About Margaret Sam

Margaret  Sam is the founder and Creative Director of the brand SUM LONDON. She  has worked on design teams like Hugo Boss, Griffin, Nicholas Daley and  The Vintage Showroom. Margaret graduated with a first-class honours  degree in Fashion at Kingston University and was awarded with The White  Stuff Award for Best Menswear. She was 1 of 12 students selected  globally by Graduate Fashion Week as “One to Watch” and part of the  “Talent of Tomorrow” campaign shot by Rankin’s team. Her focus is to  build SUM LONDON into a brand that represents British Asian culture and  tell human stories that cross borders through well-made clothing and  film.

About Dr. Terry

Originally  from Malaysia, Dr Terry Loong has been an Integrative Aesthetic and  Hormone doctor for more than 15 years. After graduating from Kings  College London, she first trained as a surgeon, before specialising in  Aesthetic Medicine in 2007. Due to personal health challenges, her  career path shifted focus to nutrition, lifestyle medicine and hormonal  balance. Her philosophy is to help women look and feel their best with  each passing year, naturally and holistically, combining Eastern  philosophy with Western technology and science.

Dr Terry’s  accolades include being named winner of Best New Aesthetic Clinic, a  feature as one of the “Top 5 Women of Tomorrow” in Marie Claire  Malaysia, and being appointed Global Skincare Expert for The BodyShop  International in 2014. Dr Terry authored her first book The Hormonal  Acne Solution 2014. She also teaches and acts as consultant with  skincare brands like The Organic Pharmacy. https://drterryloong.com/

About Eileen

Born  in Vancouver to Japanese parents, Eileen trained in fashion in Paris  and San Francisco before settling in London working at Nicole Farhi  where she helped grow the menswear brand. Founder of the East Asian Girl  Gang, an East Asian sisterhood, she Co-founded multi award-winning  Cucumber Clothing in 2017. Shortlisted for the 2020 Asian Woman of  Achievement Awards, Eileen is a regular speaker on female  entrepreneurship, the British East Asian experience and slow fashion.  She co-hosted i:entrepreneur’s Wednesday Lives interview series, and  acts as judge on various panels as well being a Trustee at SEEAWA.

Tickets  sales through Eventbrite will be donated to SEEAWA (South East and East  Asian Women's Association). Charity reg. no. 1203182 .

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