substitute is high with several competitors to choose from (H&M‚ Uniqlo‚ MANGO‚ and many other fast-fashion brands) b. Low buyer switching costs and easily substitutable where a customer can walk into its neighbouring store instead of Zara c. Zara has gained substantial customer loyalty which has more visits per year than its competitor‘s store d. Copying of styles is quite prevalent in this industry‚ which can attract the customer who does not mind lower quality but ―similar‖ looking apparel. The
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Animal Abuse in the Fashion Industry Lindsay Coleman and Karishma Naik Professor Gabiger ENG 1021 November 10 2012 Introduction Over forty million animals are being killed every year for the use of fashion. Contrary to the claims of the industry‚ these animals are living in poor unhealthy environments and then being killed in devastating ways such as poisoning‚ electrocution or breaking of the necks (Thomas). They are killed in cruel inhumane ways to get their skin‚ fur
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CONCERNED YOUTH FOR PEACE REPORT OF THE FASHION SHOW HELD ON THE 22ND MARCH 2008 AT THE NDURARUA GROUND KAWANGWARE. CONCERNED YOUTH FOR PEACE FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE FASHION SHOW HELD ON THE 22ND MARCH 2008 AT THE NDURARUA GROUND KAWANGWARE INTRODUCTION
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and Yohji Yamamoto were among the first non-western designers to be included in the official world of fashion since the revolution of the first Paris show in 1981 Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto appeared in. (Teunissen‚ 2005) While Western dressmaking focussed on showing the natural shape of the human body‚ “by contrast‚ Japanese designers creations shrouded the body.” (Fukai 2005:22) Fashion in the West has mainly been based on creating the ideal silhouette and body shape through clothing.
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culture creates between behaviour and ‘characteristics considered to be appropriate to men and women’ (Barnard‚ 2007‚ 185- 186). Fashion aids in the social construction of gender through separating male and female fashion and promoting the stereotypical feminine figure. From the days of stays and petticoats to corsets and crinolines and now with padded bras and ‘Spanx’‚ fashion has seen centuries of shrinking and augmentation of the body to achieve the sexualised‚ ‘feminine’ shape. The ‘communicative
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Fashion and Surrealism: Why Not? Lisa Junor Fashion Design Stage 3 Robert Gordon University Word Count: 2754 Fashion and Surrealism: Why Not? Imagining a world where your dreams and subconscious co-exist with the general happenings of life is surreal however extremely alluring. Surrealist artists and fashion designers have a steady belief in this fantasy and have attempted to achieve this through the work of art and fashion. Throughout
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Along with the globalization and technology development‚ consumers are easier to access to fashion. As a result‚ the customers are changing and the companies are evolving to deliver customers satisfaction. Zara‚ the most profitable brand of Spain clothing retail group Inditex‚ has leveraged its unique strategy to achieve success and will be expected to maintain a sustainable growth in the fashion industry. Zara’s core competencies can be divided into four areas: process development‚ distribution
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Steve Mergarten Mrs. Malaspino English 12 A November 28‚ 2009 Becoming a Fashion Designer Cynthia Nellis‚ in her column “Day in the Life of a Fashion Couture Designer”‚ says‚ “... nothing is ever typical in the world of fashion...no day is ever ’routine’‚ although we begin and end each day more or less the same: in early‚ out late.” Working as a Fashion Designer is a very busy‚ hard and challenging job. You have to provide a lot of strengths in creativity‚ marketing and determination; to be
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Fur is not a Fashion Statement. Every year 50 million animals are violently killed for our own selfish needs to look high status in the fashion industry. Most of these helpless animals with just as much right as us are raised on fur farms in brutal conditions. Death is really their only escape from these dreadful prisons‚ which is mostly caused by stress‚ illness and pain. Sometimes animals are caught using a trap mechanisms and can be left there to die for up to 7 days. Animals often tend to
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Fashion of the Jazz Age In the 1920’s‚ fashion for all ages saw a dramatic change and began an evolution towards fashion today. Throughout history‚ evolution in fashion has corresponded with changes in culture and values. After WWI‚ a large cultural shift was seen in America. The new ideas and values that emerged were reflected in the new fashion trends of the era. In the 1920’s‚ women’s fashion reflected a growth in their independence‚ men’s fashion evolved to reflect the new aspects of a more casual
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