Trends and Design Relating literature to industry practice [PDF]
, 2008 In a crowded market place, where technology and functionality are not enough to differentiate a product from its competitors, the product’s appearance is a major driver of consumer preference.
Eckert, Claudia +2 more
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Profit and purpose: the case for sustainable luxury fashion [PDF]
, 2018 The development of the fashion industry into a large-scale multinational operation and the resulting potential for damage to planet and people has attracted the attention of environmental and social activists since at least the 1960s, but consumers on ...
Radclyffe-Thomas, Natascha
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Bangladesh Apparels Export to the US Market: An Examination of Her Competitiveness vis-à-vis China [PDF]
The paper tries to focus whether China's ascendancy will have any tangible impact on Bangladesh's export oriented RMG sector and identifies some of the apparel categories in which both the countries have common interests in the US market by analyzing the
Asif Anwar, Mustafizur Rahman
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Estimating Distributional Impacts of an Innovation Across Sectors in an Industry: A case study of the Australian wool industry [PDF]
In this paper an approach that can be used to determine the distribution of a productivity gain on an industry is detailed. In particular, the model developed in this paper extends earlier evaluations by emphasising the crucial role of substitution ...
Collins, David J., Davidson, Brian
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Promoting fair globalization in textiles and clothing in a post-MFA environment [PDF]
, 2005 The working paper reports on the current trade conditions in the textile clothing industry in the post Multifibre Agreement era. Additionally, the paper advocates for a fairer globalization, promoting better work conditions, labor wages and general ...
International Labour Office
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Knitwear consumers, communities and makers
Fashion HighlightMutable trends and a dynamic interplay between the past, present, and future characterize the contemporary fashion industry. Knitwear, a sector deeply rooted in tradition, is experiencing a resurgence and is becoming pivotal in bridging creation and consumption, challenging traditional fashion norms, and empowering individuals to engage with fashion as
Giovanni Maria Conti, Martina Motta
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Knitting History Through Reconstruction: The Making and Meaning of Early Modern Stockings. [PDF]
Text Hist, 2023 Hohti P.
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Higher education stimulating creative enterprise [PDF]
, 2011 This report summarises the research undertaken by the Business & Community School at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), analysing ways that higher ediucation (HEIs) can support, and indeed stimulate, the creative economy.
Campbell, Frances, Ely, Philip
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SERVice Oriented Intelligent Value Adding nEtwork for Clothing-SMEs embarking in Mass-Customisation [as a result of the Automatic knitting Sites pilot, Task D6.2a]. CORDIS. [PDF]
, 2011 Executive Summary: This report describes the outcomes of research and development work done by IFTH (France) and Nottingham Trent University (UK) to develop and evaluate the procedures for a business model to produce commercially customised fully ...
Bachmann, J-M +4 more
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The Changing Position of Agricultural Labourers in Villages in Rural Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, between 1981/2 and 1996 [PDF]
This paper looks at agricultural labourers in villages in Coimbatore district in 1981/2 and in 1996. It focuses on Chakkiliyans, the lowest status and most numerous Scheduled Caste group.
Judith Heyer
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