Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles, 2008 The purpose of this study was to examine the importance of personal attributes as they related to developing first impressions and managing group acceptance in the context of sorority recruitment process. Specifically, we examined how certain personal characteristics of a sorority member were related to her use of a potential member`s clothing and ...
Jennifer Rebecca Miller, So-Young Kim
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The spiral relationship between suffering and the production of fashionable clothes [PDF]
, 2014 In this article, I explore relationships between suffering and the production of fashionable clothes. In the commercial struggle for survival many fashionable styles are discarded while some remain durable due to their adaptability to new trends and ...
Almond, Kevin
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‘Put on your boots and Harrington!’: The ordinariness of 1970s UK punk dress [PDF]
, 2018 In 2013, the Metropolitan Museum hosted an exhibition of punk-inspired fashion entitled Punk: Chaos to Couture. The exhibition emphasized the ‘spectacular’ elements of the subculture, reflecting a narrative that dominates accounts of punk dress, whereby ...
Weiner, Nathaniel
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CSR in the Textile Sector: European Fashion Firms and the Bangladesh Safety Accord [PDF]
, 2014 The textile industry has long been criticized for irresponsible and dangerous labour conditions in its global supply chain, particularly in very poor Asian countries like Bangladesh.
Aridov, Mikhail +3 more
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Analisis Pengaruh Fashion Clothing Involvement dan Shopping Lifesyle Terhadap Recreational Shopper Identity (Studi Mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta) [PDF]
, 2015 Penelitian ini dilakukan di Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Fashion Clothing Involvement terhadap Recreational Shopper Identity, Menganalisis pengaruh Shopping Lifestyle terhadap ...
, Rini Kuswati, S.E., M.Si. +1 more
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Textiles as Material Gestalt: Cloth as a Catalyst in the Co-designing Process [PDF]
, 2018 Textiles is the common language within Emotional Fit, a collaborative research project investigating a person-centred, sustainable approach to fashion for an ageing female demographic (55+).
Barnett P. +17 more
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Post-Purchase Consumer Behaviour, Sustainability and its Influence on Fashion Identity [PDF]
, 2016 The paper aims to explore how sustainability may be used as a form of self-expression, and whether it can endow individuals with an identity associated with ethical consumption at the post purchase consumption stage.
Gad Mohsen, Marwa, Marciniak, R.
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Influence of consumers’ susceptibility to interpersonal influence, collective self-esteem and age on fashion clothing involvement: A study on Indian consumers [PDF]
Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 2011 India presents a large market for global fashion brands. The purpose of the research was to examine the influence of consumers’ susceptibility to interpersonal influence (CSII), collective self-esteem (CSE) and demographics on Indian consumers’ fashion clothing involvement. The CSE and demographics were considered as moderators on CSII.
Arpita Khare +3 more
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A Cognitive and Social Psychological Perspective on the Demand for Fashion [PDF]
, 2014 The fashion industry is an important global industry. In 2012, in Britain it generated more than £48 billion annually and employs more than 600,000 people. Whether or not we consider ourselves fashionable or interested in fashion, we all clothe ourselves
Mair, Carolyn
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The future design direction of smart clothing development [PDF]
, 2005 Literature indicates that Smart Clothing applications, the next generation of clothing and electronic products, have been struggling to enter the mass market because the consumers’ latent needs have not been recognised.
AN Y +9 more
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