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Annalice Cultural Product
Annalice Cultural Product
Annalice Cultural Product
ANNALICE NI
PSYCH 250
CONTEXT
• Annual charity gala to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in
NYC
• Showcases theme of the year’s Costume Institute exhibition
• Guests are expected to wear something related to theme
MET GALA 2019: CAMP
MET GALA 2015: CHINA
PSYCH CONNECTION
• Prescriptive stereotyping
• Many Americans believe Chinese and
other Asian cultures should be
portrayed a certain way
• Most of these countries are very
different in the modern day
• Fashion = culture
• Not entirely frivolous since it defines how people can
perceive a group