Essays about: "Inclusive Fashion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Inclusive Fashion.

1. 1. Inclusive Fashion for Women with Mobility Disabilties in the UK

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : Grace Oluwaseyi Oyatoogun; [2023]
   Keywords : Inclusive design Women with mobility disabilities Fashion needs innovation and design;

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3. 2. #DeGenderFashion : A Visual Analysis of How Fashion Is Used to Challenge Gender Norms and Heteronormative Expectations

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Alexandra Edelsbrunner; [2023]
   Keywords : Fashion Theory; Gender Theory; Social Media Activism; Identity; Cultural Studies; Gender Norms;

   Abstract : The study aims to answer the question of whether fashion can communicate meaning, by addressing how creators on Instagram challenge dominant gender norms through fashion, with a focus on the activist movement of #DeGenderFashion. The research questions will be answered using fashion theory and gender theory as guiding points, with literature on social media activism, representations of gender, and cultural studies giving further insight into the dynamics of the movement. READ MORE

4. 3. Wheelchair Users Relationship to Clothing : A Study of Incorporating Adaptive Clothing in the Fashion Industry, with an Investigation of Adaptive Trousers and its Functional, Aesthetic and Socio-Psychological Qualities

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Kajsa Wallman; Sarah Enocson; [2023]
   Keywords : Adaptive clothing; wheelchair; adaptive trousers; inclusive design; product development; aesthetic perception;

   Abstract : This study investigates the functional and aesthetic needs in adaptive clothes, with emphasis on trousers for wheelchair users. A pair of trousers were provided by Design by Björk to be investigated and distinguish if the desired consumers' needs are met. READ MORE

5. 4. Beyond Pixels: Unveiling the Dangers of Feminized Virtual Avatars in Fashion : A Critical Visual Analysis of Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Robin Naomi van Halteren; [2023]
   Keywords : feminized virtual avatars; postcolonial theory; intersectionality; critical visual analysis; the Exotic Other;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the use of feminized virtual avatars (FVAs) in the fashion industry and explores the risk of using FVAs for the appropriation and exploitation of marginalized communities and identities. Through a critical visual analysis of the virtual avatars Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa, this study analyzes how they are made to represent gendered and racialized women’s bodies. READ MORE

6. 5. Inclusive marketing : A study of Swedish female consumers’ perceptions of inclusive advertisements in the fashion industry

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Cornelia Wiklund; [2022]
   Keywords : Inclusive marketing; Advertising; Brand attitudes; Diversity; Swedish consumers; Fashion industry;

   Abstract : In the last decades we have seen an increase of inclusive marketing, partly because of an increase of consumer awareness and expectations. But it can be hard to succeed with inclusive marketing, and previous research shows that many companies have been accused of CSR- washing, forced diversity, etc. READ MORE