The social comparison theory was initially proposed by Leon Festinger in 1954. This theory states how we tend to compare ourselves to others as we develop‚ and learn more about ourselves. Festinger stated that‚ “Social comparison theory proposes that people have a drive to evaluate their progress and standing on various aspects of their lives and‚ in the absence of objective standards‚ people compare themselves to others to know where they stand” (Fardouly‚ Diedrichs‚ Vartanian‚ Halliwell‚ 2015)
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Fast Fashion and its Advantages Fast fashion goes with the English adage - out of sight‚ out of mind! Fast fashion defines the different fashion trends in clothing‚ apparels‚ jewelry‚ accessories‚ etc.‚ that hit the market‚ hit their peaks and zoot out of sight before you even have time to make up your mind about whether you liked it or not! Here are the advantages of Fast Fashion. Veni‚ vidi‚ vici! - Julius Caesar Followers of fast fashion will agree that the above quote aptly epitomizes
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Fashion Retail Management Submitted to‚ Mr. Sushil Raturi Submitted by‚ Akansha Choudhary M/FMS/08/03 Ashish Singh M/FMS/08/08 Kanika Srivastava M/FMS/08/13 Pooja Jaiswal M/FMS/08/18 Rajat Abrol M/FMS/08/23 Sevesh Ranjan M/FMS/08/28 Watan Gupta M/FMS/08/35 National Institute of Fashion Technology Page 1 Fashion Retail Management OBJECTIVE To analyze a fashion brand and study it from the following aspects:- POSITIONING TARGET CUSTOMER PRODUCT MIX PRICING DISTRIBUTION
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Fashion‚ Gender and Social Identity Zoi Arvanitidou (zoi_ar@hotmail.com) PhD Candidate in Fashion‚ Gender and Cultural Studies Department of Sciences of PreSchool Education and Educational Design‚ University of Aegean‚ Rhodes‚ Greece Maria Gasouka (mgasouka@rhodes.aegean.gr) Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies Department of Sciences of Pre-School Education and Educational Design‚ University of the Aegean‚ Rhodes‚ Greece First Fashion Colloquia – London 1 Fashion‚ Gender and Social
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of Fashion Models. Modeling is a huge industry and fashion modeling is just one part. The economic comeback creates a demand for models with energy and “sense of fun”. It is off course the competition that makes it so tough as a fashion model. 1.1-‐ BACKGROUND Fashion model
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Fads‚ Fashions and Musicians of the 1970’s The 1970’s were a time of disco‚ music and rock and roll. This brochure will show you a little bit of everything from the decade‚ beginning with the “Fads.” The film Saturday Night Fever in 1977‚ starring John Travolta emphasized the discotheque of the 70s. John Travolta’s acting career got bigger after the movie and he later went on to act in “Grease” of 1978. Grease was one of the biggest musicals and is still known today. The soundtrack of Saturday
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Industrial People‚ Industrial Fashion Karsen McKinney History 112: Origins of the Modern World April 17‚ 2013 Debates are still raised about whether or not the positive outcomes of the Industrial Revolution were worth the struggles faced during the time period. Fashion reflects its time period; therefore‚ by looking at the fashion of a time one can understand the motives‚ lifestyles‚ and productivity of the time period. By analyzing the fashion industry as a whole from 1780-1860—trends‚ trades
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Fashion is said to be evolutionary and not revolutionary. This was not true in the 20th century. Fashion revolutionized America and the rest of the world during this time period. Also‚ during this time period fashion evolved tremendously. New fabrics and innovations were introduced to America. When World War I came about‚ people had to sacrifice their clothing for the men at war and they dressed more conservative. Christian Dior changed all of that when he came out with the "New Look." This look
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Consider the impact of modern Japanese fashion on Western fashion. In the fashion field‚ there has been much discussion revolving of the issue of modern Japanese style influence on Western fashion. Indeed‚ the Japanese style is becoming more and more popular in Western Counties. Specifically‚ Rajia (2011) has states that Japanese fashion may be not as popular as some high-end brands in the Western country like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. But Japanese rely on their unique design and marketing strategy
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and gangsters. During the Prohibition era these gangsters became increasingly popular and influenced America as well as the fashion of the 1920s fashion. The most notorious gangster of this time was Al Capone‚ infamously known for his style as well as the Valentines Day massacre. Much like the other fashion trends of the 1920s such as the flapper girls‚ the gangsters fashion showed the rise of organised crime in America during the Jazz and Prohibition age. Prohibition was a law passed by the American
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