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Following fashion - Men vs. Women

Women tend to follow fashion more than men, driven by a focus on beauty, and social rivalry. The fashion industry emphasizes women's styles, while men's magazines focus less on trends. Evolutionary...

Costume Design in the Indian Hindi Films - A Changing Scenario

The Indian film industry, particularly Bollywood, has seen significant evolution in costume design. Costumes not only reflect the character's age, gender, and profession, but also convey information...

Innovative Elements Reinforce Hong Kong's Status as Asia's Fashion Trend-setting Hub

Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2012, held from July 3-6, at the HKCEC, showcases a variety of finished garments, designer collections, and accessories. With new zones like Salon of Scarves...

Inspiration, Creativity & Their Application in Fashion Design

The work explores the role of creativity and inspiration in fashion design, defining these concepts and their application in the design process. It discusses techniques for fostering creative...

Reclaiming the Substance of Clothing : The Surreal Spectacle of Lady Gaga

This paper explores Lady Gaga's fashion as a way to reclaim the substance of clothing, challenging the misconception of her as an artificial figure. By combining phenomenology and Surrealism, it...

A Review on Midlife Body Changes and Clothing Needs

Indian women aged 35-55 experience significant physical changes that affect their clothing preferences. These changes often make ready-made garments ill-fitting, leading to a preference for custom...

Contemporary Men's Fashion and New Technology

This paper examines how contemporary menswear and emerging technology have reshaped perceptions of masculinity. It explores how traditional, restricted dress codes associated with male identity have...

Demure to Deviant : Ladylike Fashion in the Twentieth Century

The term "ladylike" in fashion is multifaceted, shifting in meaning depending on context, from traditional styles like Talbots' "new classic" to deconstructed interpretations. Fashion norms have...

Spring/Summer Maliparmi Collection 2012

The Maliparmi Spring/Summer 2012 collection, titled "Weaves," blends craftsmanship with modern technology. Featuring five lines Intre-Spring, Intre-Summer, Intre-Elegance, Intre-Sea and scarves this...

Fashion, Gender and Social Identity

This study examines how fashion and clothing shape gender identity, highlighting their role in social constructs and hierarchies. By analyzing perceptions of "feminine" and "masculine" appearances...

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Gabi Seligsohn
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Arun Sirdeshmukh
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Pradip Mehta
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
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Abhay Gupta
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
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Anurag Batra
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
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Bill D’Arienzo
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
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Fanny Vermandel
Why do I ask if India can afford to miss the bus again? Because whether we like it or not, whether...
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Rahul Mehta
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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Rahul Mehta
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
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Aseem Prakash