Women Are Already Strong
Abstract
Throughout history, femininity has been associated with passivity, fragility, kindness, modesty, humility, emotionality, docility, and submissiveness, all of which have been negatively perceived because of partriarchy and sexism. Women Are Already Strong highlights femininity as a driving force of self-empowerment that enables women to endure and battle against injustice and inequality. I explored various design elements for and incorporated motherhood into this design because a woman's strength is rooted in her nurturing nature and fierceness that comes from being a mother; the closed wing-shaped silhouette of the dress represents the protective space women create for themselves and others; the red panel running through the body's center from the front to the back symbolizes blood as a source of life, procreation, endurance of physical pain, joy, and love. Women Are Already Strong represents the visual image of the woman who, by embracing her own sense of femininity and strength, empowers herself.
Keywords: Reimagining femininity, self-empowerment, driving forces of empowerment, being a woman
How to Cite:
Shin, J., (2025) “Women Are Already Strong”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 81(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.18857
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