Essays about: "modern clothing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words modern clothing.
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1. Folk Costume use portrayed in modern Swedish Museums : A study of nationalism, romanticism and bias in modern exhibitions as a consequence of a subject's history.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/KulturvårdAbstract : The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate the presented usage of folk costumes in three different folk costume exhibitions and what this presented usage may be a consequence of. The essay's issues are: What usage of the folk costume is currently represented within Swedish folk costume exhibits? What implications can be found in this representation? What are the museum's opinions on the representation and its implications? The Swedish folk costume is classified as both immaterial cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage. READ MORE
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2. The Heat reducing Effects of Reflective Clothing in Firefighting : A study on the efficiency of reflective textiles in personal protective equipment
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Modern firefighter protective equipment is excellent at protecting firefighters from surrounding heat, but how effective is at deflecting incoming radiant heat, and would the use of more reflective textiles, be able to further increase the equipment’s protective properties? This study aims to understand the different properties that reflective materials, compared to standard firefighter outer layers, have against radiative heat flux. The textiles of firefighter turnout gear and the reflective textiles used in the smelting industry have been examined when exposed to varying levels of radiant heat in a cone calorimeter. READ MORE
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3. Young adults' adoption to fashion brands use of extended reality technologies such as Virtual Clothing
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: There is a noticeable digital shift in the fashion industry. COVID-19 Pandemic has acted as a great accelerator to the digital shift. Specifically retail is one of the industries that has grown more digitally oriented as a result of the global pandemic that hit the world in 2020 (Moneta & Sinclair, 2020). READ MORE
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4. Constructing Modern Ethnic Myth: A Cultural Analysis of the Hanfu Movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : This ethnographic study investigates the rising Hanfu movement in China. Hanfu, literally means the clothing of Han ethnicity, but it is a newly coined terminology. The movement takes Hanfu as a symbol and aims to redefine the position of Han ethnicity in Chinese society and extend the influence of Chinese culture in the worldwide. READ MORE
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5. "I feel proud when I close all rings on my Apple watch" - A qualitative study on gender differences, digital landscape, and late Millennials personal health within the fitness culture
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : During the past years, fitness has seen a shift in trends, moving from collectivistic to individualistic reasons to exercise. Some researchers even go as far as describing the concept of "healthism" as an ideology of modern society, emphasizing the subordinate value of a fit and slender body as a metaphor for a successful life. READ MORE
