Introduction Hardly any industry today is as much changing as the fashion industry. New collections‚ new styles and trends emerge faster than ever before. Brands that are "in" today can be "out" tomorrow and vice versa. In addition‚ consumer behavior in the fashion industry changed significantly over the last two decades mixing and mingling fashion segments into individual styles that combine both high and low-end fashion items. In order to keep up with the pace of the industry‚ players have
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pioneer-entrepreneurs’ attempts at the appropriate cognitive framing of their new activities and at building a critical mass of attention to gain legitimacy. In this exploratory and inductive study of the emergence and evolution of the Indian high-end fashion industry and the actions of entrepreneurs in the early days of this industry‚ I seek to redress these shortcomings of prior organizational research. Based on interviews with pioneer-entrepreneurs as well as members of the ecosystem of a new industry
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Women fashion changes 1940’s-2013 What kind of clothing did women wear in 1940’s advertisements? Women use to put on dresses that were limited and perfected just below the knees‚ head scarfs became more popular. Look today isn’t as precise as it was in the 1940’s. Pattern now days are occasional. Women now wear jean and pants rather than proper gowns. In the 40’s female get into gowns at home typically today female would put on something more offhand
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"Fashion is an underestimated social force. It functions effectively not only as an economic colossus but also to engineer social practices" (Finklestein). Fashion is more than its definition as a style of dress that is popular during a certain time or era. We can learn a lot about our culture by looking at current fashion trends because they show the relationships of consumer tastes‚ social habits‚ and eras in history. If we can define the reasons behind certain fashion trends‚ we can analyze a
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availability‚ locality‚ class‚ wealth and group affiliation. Fashion is a form of free speech. It not only embraces clothing‚ but also accessories‚ jewellery‚ hairstyles‚ beauty and body art. What we wear and how and when we wear it‚ provides others with a shorthand to subtly read the surface of a social situation. Fashion is a language of signs‚ symbols and iconography that non-verbally communicate meanings about individuals and groups. Fashion in all its forms from a tattooed and pierced navel‚ to
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this is a very good stock I feel that it is a stock to hold until there is a dip. Hermes – mainly silks and two different types of bags. A very exclusive brand and maybe a bit too exclusive with not enough products; only caters to a very small market. However‚ I find this one of the more interesting stocks out of the sector for a few reasons. In 2000‚ they decided to run their clothing department from China; LV increased their stake holding in the company even though Hermes asked them to release
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Gooch May 12‚ 2012 Fashion and Communication It’s fashion a way of communication? Many people may contradict with the answer‚ but yes‚ fashion is a way of communication. Fashion and clothing are forms of nonverbal communication where no spoken or written words are used‚ but they send salient messages. Since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century‚ the function of fashion as a medium of communication is becoming of a new significance for modern society. Fashion is something we deal with
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To start with‚ what the author discusses in the essay are the definition of fashion‚the meaning of fashion and the interaction of this meaning with cultural values and finally he discusses the communication of fashion. Then author emphasizes the ways fashion uses to communicate and discussion of communication models that fashion uses by examining whether fashion is the meaning of an interaction between cultural values and visual culture or fashion is a reflection of an identity‚ a way to convey messages
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Fashion is always something every person has their own opinion about. She likes this‚ he hates that or a whole group of people like one particular item and it becomes a trend. No matter what peoples’ opinions are‚ most trends seem to circulate back into style every once in a while. Skinny jeans‚ sagging‚ and pencil skirts are fashion trends we can all say we run into at some time or another whether wearing them or seeing them on others. Skinny jeans have been around since the 1950’s‚ most popular
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identity. In the 21st century‚ fashion as body adornment is still a universal part of a person’s everyday experience (Entwistle 2001: 41-43) yet‚ there is no one specific definition of fashion. Social scientists‚ philosophers and gender theorists present distinct understandings of the complexities of the fashion system. The modern definitions of fashion are derived from the foundational works of Bourdieu (1984)‚ Veblen (1899) and Simmel (1957)‚ who discussed fashion as a tool for social class distinction
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