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# Project Description The Payback Syndicate Mengdi Cui Summary Final work College Central Saint Martins Course Graduate Diploma Fashion Graduation year 2025 This project is about myself—a woman once shaped by expectations, now awakened by anger. As I grew older, I discovered the power of being unapologetically disliked. What changed me was witnessing how Chinese women are treated— the pain, the sacrifice, the silence forced upon us. I saw through the illusion of patriarchy. Men are no longer essential. Women earn more, care more, carry more— yet we are still told to stay quiet. I refuse. A new generation is rising— wealthy, refined, fiercely independent. They do not seek validation. They do not marry for security. They refuse to be exploited in the name of love or duty. They fight back. This collection is for them— for their awakening, their defiance, their elegance in rage. Final work Share this project This project is about myself—a woman once shaped by expectations, now awakened by anger.As I grew older, I discovered the power of being unapologetically disliked.What changed me was witnessing how Chinese women are treated—the ... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Gender Sexuality Aesthetics Fashion Feminism
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