Essays about: "consumerism in fashion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words consumerism in fashion.

  1. 1. Stitching Sustainability: Exploring the Dynamics of Slow Fashion: A qualitative content analysis of how two Swedish fashion companies operate in practice in relation to a slow fashion framework

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Olivia Malvebo; [2023-10-25]
    Keywords : Slow fashion; fashion industry; supply chain; globalization; gap; consumerism; green critiques of development; Filippa K; Nudie Jeans;

    Abstract : Collective research indicates that the global fashion industry faces extensive challenges within the objective of a just and sustainable development and clarifies the need for slow production and consumption. Slow fashion is both a movement and a theoretical concept aiming to do this, where slow is not time- but quality-based. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Devil Wears (New) Prada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Björkman; Elsa Spenninge; [2023]
    Keywords : identity projects; self-presentation; luxury fashion rental; Consumer Culture Theory; access-based consumption; luxury fashion; Impression Management; Social Distinction; the extended self; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In contemporary society, it is emphasised that ownership of clothing plays a crucial role in construction- and presentation of personal identities. With the rise of sustainable consumerism and the sharing economy, access-based consumption has emerged as a notable trend, offering individuals temporary access to non-exclusively owned clothing. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Evolution of Technology and its Effect on Consumption : How has the evolution of technology and media affected consumption within the fashion industry?

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Isabelle Örnbratt; Erica Stenström; [2023]
    Keywords : Consumer behavior; consumption; technology; media; marketing; source credibility theory; dual-process theory;

    Abstract : Date:   2023-05-31 Level:   Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration, 15 cr Institution:  School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors:  Erica Kim Stenström   Isabelle Örnbratt                            (96/11/06)    (01/03/31) Title:   The Evolution of Technology and its Effect on Consumption Supervisor:  Edward Gillmore Keywords:  Consumer behavior, consumption, technology, media, marketing, source credibility theory, dual-process theory Research Question: How has the evolution of technology and media affected consumption within the fashion industry? Purpose: Due to the great shift in both online and physical consumption, the purpose of this research is to provide significant insights to already existing scientific literature on how the development of technology and media has affected consumers’ purchasing behavior. Method: A qualitative research paper with two semi-structured interviews and a random sample survey containing eleven open-ended questions. READ MORE

  4. 4. Fashionable & Sustainable? A case study exploring the markets contribution to the ethical consumption gap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Tyledal; Emelie Blennow; [2022]
    Keywords : Ethical consumerism; ethical consumption gap; consumer sovereignty; consumer responsibilization; fashion; market; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The primary purpose of this study is to examine how the market contributes in creating the ethical consumption gap to serve the underlying structures in which predicates and benefits from the gap. Consequently, the research seeks to add to current theoretical understanding in the field. READ MORE

  5. 5. : Consumer generated clothing trends that are sustainable in outcome: second hand clothes consumption and its intersection with sustainable taste regimes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Rawah Younes; Faheem Ahmad Chaudhry; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Shopping for second-hand clothes is a phenomenon that has been on the rise, especially for the last twenty years. Second-hand clothes (SHC) consumption is a consumer-generated shopping trend whose consumers are discursively creating new identity meaning(s) for themselves out of their consumption. READ MORE