Pioneering new perspectives in the fashion industry : disruption, diversity and sustainable innovation / edited by Elaine L. Ritch (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK), Catherine Canning (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK), and Julie McColl (Heriot Watt University, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ritch, Elaine L., editor.

Canning, Catherine, editor.

McColl, Julie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing trade.

Fashion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2023]

Summary:

Amidst an increasingly conscious consumer market, the fashion industry now faces more external pressures than ever. Highlighting new advances that are responsive to societal concerns while still maintaining commerciality and innovation, Pioneering New Perspectives in the Fashion Industry: Disruption, Diversity and Sustainable Innovation examines critical new perspectives on the fashion marketplace that have been driven by both technological advances and widespread concerns over climate change. The editors bring together leading experts who employ empirical research and industry case studies to assess a wide range of issues and developments within the fashion industry, including: Climate activism Diversity, inclusivity and equality Online resale and e-commerce Collective action Fashion influencer brands Circularity Neurodiverse retail experiences Childrenswear Buyer-supplier relations Modest fashion Industry challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa Fashion and technology Vintage consumption Tailored for fashion student use and equally relevant for fashion professionals, Pioneering New Perspectives in the Fashion Industry: Disruption, Diversity and Sustainable Innovation presents a ground-breaking, comprehensive and cutting-edge analysis of the challenges and opportunities changing and reshaping the global fashion industry.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction / Elaine L Ritch, Catherine Canning, and Julie McColl Disruption

Chapter 2. Sustainable fashion marketing and value creation: Moving beyond the cannibalisation of fashion / Elaine L Ritch

Chapter 3. Fashion, sustainability, and the free market / Michelle Blair Gabriel

Chapter 4. Change designers: Uprooting the fashion system through collective action / Mairi Lowe and Elaine L Ritch

Chapter 5. The 'whatever' phenomenon: Investigating indifference to sustainability in the fashion industry / Claudia E Henninger and Taylor Brydges

Chapter 6. Craftivism: Hand crafted projects as a means of social and political expression / Catherine Canning and Julie McColl

Chapter 7. The power of the climate activist and potential for meaningful change in the fashion industry / Paula Hirschgänger, Catherine Canning, and Elaine L Ritch Diversity

Chapter 8. The economics of exclusion: Why inclusion doesn't fit fashion's business model / Michelle Blair Gabriel

Chapter 9. Diversity, inclusivity and equality in the fashion industry / Stephen A Doyle and Christopher M Moore

Chapter 10. Expanding the conversation on inclusive retailing: An exploratory look at the servicescape-related fashion retail experience of families with autism / Joanne Shin and Bethan Alexander

Chapter 11. Modesty as a fashion growth opportunity? Exploring the potential of : Fashion / Sustainability / Production / Value / Marketing / Noreen Q Siddiqui and Ruth Marciniak

Chapter 12. Children's clothing vs children's fashion: The construction of childhood in fashion contextual and design approaches of the childrenswear apparel in the global north / Aude Le Guennec

Chapter 13. Imperatives of inclusive policies on growth and challenges of the fashion industry in sub-saharan Africa / Jane Owoloyi Obonyilo and Ruth Marciniak Sustainability and Circular Fashion

Chapter 14. Re-sell-re-wear: Examining consumer behaviour to advance the fashion circular economy / Elaine L Ritch, Catherine Canning, and Noreen Q Siddiqui

Chapter 15. Exploring the current and future potential of fashion rental and resale in the UK -a case study on acs clothing / Karina McGowan and Eileen Conlan

Chapter 16. "i thrifted this 'fit": Indian millennials' experiences of online thrifting / Anjali Iyer and Patsy Perry

Chapter 17. Vintage fashion consumption as a sustainable choice / Julia Michalowska, Julie McColl, and Catherine Canning

Chapter 18. Fashion and technology: A concern over wearables' environmental and social implications / Daria Morozova Sustainability, Retail and Marketing

Chapter 19. Fashion embraces sustainability: An analysis of brands / Noelle Hatley

Chapter 20. E-commerce is king: Creating effective fashion retail website designs / Rosy Boardman and Courtney Chrimes

Chapter 21. The outlook of luxury fashion retailers' multiple channel distribution strategies / Huifeng Bai and Julie McColl

Chapter 22. The alchemy of fashion influencer brands: Emergence, social identity and follower-based influencer brand equity / Abhilash Sugunan Nair and Ruth Marciniak

Chapter 23. There are three of us in this relationship - sustainability and the need to future-proof buyer-supplier relations post COVID-19 / Julie Hodson

Chapter 24. Conclusion and the promise of hope / Catherine Canning, Elaine L Ritch, and Julie McColl.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ritch, Elaine L. Pioneering New Perspectives in the Fashion Industry

ISBN:

9781803823454

1803823453

9781803823478

180382347X

OCLC:

1378937236