Essays about: "fashion adaptation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 essays containing the words fashion adaptation.

  1. 6. Translating History of Fashion on Screen : A study of Piero Tosi’s costumes in Senso and their power of divulgation as historiophoty

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Flora Ferrara; [2020]
    Keywords : History of fashion; costume; film; adaptation; historiophoty; Piero Tosi; historical accuracy; 1860s; literature; intersemiotic translation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that historical costumes can be a valid tool to crystallize and disseminate visual knowledge about fashion and dress history. In the specific, this thesis argues that the screen representation of dress and fashion of the 1860s in the adaptation Senso (1954) provides an evocative contextualization of their past use and meaning for modern viewers. READ MORE

  3. 7. Simulating Facilitation in a Spiking Neural Network

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

    Author : Alexander Kuzmin; [2020]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Many insects are able to detect, isolate and track small targets that move quickly against a dynamic background. This ability is enabled by a group of neurons called small target motion detectors (STMD). These neurons, among other properties, have a type of short term memory called response facilitation. READ MORE

  4. 8. Understanding CSR in the textile industry in a middle-income country : Stories from future managers in Sri Lanka

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

    Author : Samantha Preiksaite; Tora Levehag; [2020]
    Keywords : Attitudes; CSR; Culture; Culture Dimensions; Ethical Dilemmas; Values; Sri Lanka; Textile Industry;

    Abstract : Production has relocated to the Eastern world, whilst consumption is dominating the Western world. Taking into consideration the cultural differences between East and West sanctions a problem, as it is identified that corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices require adaptation to the different cultural contexts. READ MORE

  5. 9. Classification of Clothing Attributes Across Domains

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Datorseende

    Author : Denise Härnström; [2020]
    Keywords : domain adaptation; image classification; cnn; fashion; surveillance;

    Abstract : Classifying clothing attributes in surveillance images can be useful in the forensic field, making it easier to, for example, find suspects based on eyewitness accounts. Deep Neural Networks are often used successfully in image classification, but require a large amount of annotated data. READ MORE

  6. 10. Disrupting Heritage: A Qualitative Study of how Luxury Fashion Heritage Brands are Perceived by Brand Public Members During a Rebranding

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Orheim; Saga Bluhme; [2019]
    Keywords : Heritage Brands; Brand Publics; Evolutionary and Revolutionary Rebranding; Burberry; Gucci; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to determine in what manner a luxury fashion heritage brand can rebrand from the perspective of brand public members. In line with the relativist and social constructivist stance taken in this study, a netnography of posts and belonging comments on the Instagram accounts of this study’s two example companies, Burberry and Gucci, was conducted. READ MORE