Essays about: "HISTORY OF FASHION INDUSTRY"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words HISTORY OF FASHION INDUSTRY.
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1. Examining the Post-purchase Behaviour of Second-hand Clothing : Extending Expectation Confirmation Theory
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)Abstract : Amongst production industries, the fashion industry is one of those with the most negative impact on the environment. Globalization has driven consumption of contemporary fashion products, such as clothes, to the highest quantities ever recorded in history. READ MORE
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2. Stay exclusive or go inclusive : Exploring consumers’ perception of luxury fashion brands’ use of digital channels and disruptive technologies.
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background and problem: The perception of luxury fashion has been shaped throughout history with well-known brands’ innovative strategies and designs. Along with its crafts and arts, exclusivity has been one of the main pillars of luxury fashion, creating the perception of luxury fashion products only being available to the ‘elite’; which has been feasible to maintain in an analog society. READ MORE
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3. “Paris Measurements” : The Inertia of the Thin Ideal on the Runways of Paris Fashion Week
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Background - Welcome to the 2010’s and its visual information culture informing about the century-old ideal of thinness, by sending (almost) exclusively thin bodies down the runway of Paris Fashion Week (PFW). This, while at the same time the academia and mass media are repeatedly articulating the necessity of a more ethical aesthetic within the fashion industry, while the argument that “thinness sells” lack empirical support, while measures are taken around Europe to discourage media bias and encourage healthy bodies walking the, and while the body positivity movement – applauding the diversity of body types – is on the rise in the Western society. READ MORE
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4. True colours of Nepal : A minor field study on the Nepalease dyeing industry
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggandeAbstract : This research was a minor field study that took place during eight weeks in Kathmandu, Nepal, with a research focus on the country’s dyeing industry. Methods like qualitative interviews, observation, and analyses through the connections to the UN’s sustainable development goals was used to meet the research aim and objectives. READ MORE
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5. The Next Wave of the Suit-Era : A Forecasting Model of the Men’s Suit
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Background By the beginning of the 20th century, the men’s suit entered the menswear market as one the most important fashion garments everdevised. At the same time, fashion became mainly a female engagement, resulting in an under representation of men’s fashion through out the past decade. READ MORE