Fashion and Clothing consumption
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Haul videos are a unique vlogging format that is based on showing and reviewing a so called ‘haul’, which consists the outcome of shopping sessions. Haul vloggers are micro- and ordinary celebrities that have a large fan base, especially... more
Our desires for fashion, our addiction to cheap clothes, our fixation on surface looks. Can we find ways to make what we wear more positive? Here's a quirky, irreverent way to consider what's a more sustainable way to be with—and still... more
Fast fashion retailers today are recognising sustainability as an issue and many retailers are incorporating sustainability into their products and marketing strategies. Yet, sustainability in fashion is still seen as something new and... more
This paper will explore the relationship between consumers of haute couture and the designers they chose, addressing the overlooked influence one has on the other. While patrons provide economical support and help propagate artists’... more
Using probate inventories from 17th century Stockholm and Gothenburg, the two largest towns in Sweden, this paper discusses the value of the least valuable of garments: the worn out clothes and linen wear which, while described as... more
Clothing and fashion play significant role in the process of ageing, and help put bodily experiences in the context of culture. It is especially important for young people as social subjects, who are starting to become independent but do... more
Este artigo apresenta um breve resumo da vida de Aimeé de Heeren, socialite internacional e líder de moda, nascida no Paraná em 1903. No final da década de 1930, ela muda-se para Paris e inicia uma vida social agitada. Depois da Segunda... more
La logomanía en la moda es un fenómeno caracterizado por el uso ostentoso de la representación gráfica de la marca (el logo) en el diseño de sus prendas y accesorios, cuya función tradicional es definir el estatus de quien lo porta.... more
This study draws from ingratiation theory to investigate the specificity of online luxury brand communities, using an observational netnography. We analyze and discuss the diverging strategies held by low and high power community... more
Resumo Este artigo explora o relacionamento entre uma cliente de alta-costura, Aimée de Heeren, e os estilistas por ela escolhidos, abordando a influência que exercem entre si. A cliente de alta-costura recorre ao estilista a fim de... more
Fashion has emerged as a multi-layered concept, whereby its immaterial and symbolic facets are created and altered by consumers and producers alike. This article traces the evidence of fashion prosumption and produsage in China and Korea,... more
The reasons why people use their clothes for longer are complex, but essential to understand how to promote longer clothing lifetimes. We conducted an online survey with open-ended questions, asking 170 female participants to write about... more
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore consumer perceptions and understanding of sustainable concepts within the context of fashion consumption. Design/methodology/approach – Phenomenological interviews provided a platform to... more
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore consumer perceptions and understanding of sustainable concepts within the context of fashion consumption. Design: Phenomenological interviews provided a platform to explore fashion... more