Essays about: "fashion and culture"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 116 essays containing the words fashion and culture.

  1. 21. “Dead white man’s clothes” : The influence of second hand import on young Ghanaians’ consuming patterns

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

    Author : Hanna Skoglund; Johanna Samuelsson; Linda Finell; [2022]
    Keywords : Second hand; Second hand import; Consumption; Postcolonialism; Attachment to clothes;

    Abstract : Generally, not many in the Global North are aware of the complexity behind the second hand clothing trade and donations. Today, Ghana has become one of the biggest markets for imported second hand clothing. With this, the Akan saying “Obroni Wawu” has come, and translates into “Dead White Man’s Clothes”. READ MORE

  3. 22. “In Every Wood in Every Spring There is a Different Green” : An Independent Project in Literature on The Ecocritical Dialogue and Carnivalesque Aspects of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Nicholas Pappas; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Tolkien’s Middle Earth is characterised by the conflict between the forces of good, often represented as guardians of nature juxtaposed to the forces of evil, marked by a voracious edacity for a nature destroying industry. In fact, the second volume of the LotR deals with Saruman’s war against nature. READ MORE

  4. 23. Do they really get influenced? : A psycho-social study examining the presence of fashion SMIs on Swedish female consumers' fashion related purchasing decisions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Iunona Georgiana Macavei; Afshana Saleh; [2021]
    Keywords : SMIs; CCT; fashion; ideology; identity; consumption; female consumers; purchasing decision;

    Abstract : Consumers now more than ever are concerned by a teeming pool of social and cultural powers-Social Media Influencers (SMI)-that influence their purchasing decisions. Fashion as one of the most extensive industries in the world has spurred the rise of fashion SMIs on Instagram. READ MORE

  5. 24. Exploring Fast Fashion renting and its influence on Brand Equity - A comparative study between Sweden and Russia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vladislav Galkin; Christopher Kewenter; [2021]
    Keywords : Fast fashion; Sustainable consumption; Collaborative consumption; Renting; Brand Equity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract Keywords: Fast fashion, Sustainable consumption, Collaborative consumption, Renting, Brand Equity. Purpose of the thesis: This thesis aims to discover changes in Millennials' Brand perceptions towards renting in Fast fashion, having a cultural comparison perspective between Russia and Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 25. Age-graded Variation in Japanese Visual Language : The different morphology of adults’ and children’s manga

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Sixten Linusson; [2021]
    Keywords : Japanese; visual language; visual morphology; morphology; linguistics; age-grading; manga; comics;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown that not only is there something called visual language through which we understand graphical expressions, but also that each culture has its own visual language. Furthermore, there are variances within these visual languages, denoted by genre, which can be interpreted to be dialects. READ MORE