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    Retail is a fast-paced environment that is always changing and adapting to new trends and styles. This is why we see “fast fashion” stores such as H&M, Gap, Zara, Forever 21 and Uniqlo, cycling through the clothing they have in their stores very quickly. Because of the constant change in fashion trends, such stores are in an extremely competitive battle to be the most successful in their field. Competitiveness in this industry is broken down into five forces, a theory invented by acclaimed Harvard

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    The future of fashion retailing is working competitively to bring what loyal customers want in stores. Not all fashion companies grow a company in the United States, but rather in different countries, such as Japan, Spain, and Sweden. From the Forbes magazine, writer Greg Petro discusses how three fashion companies, Uniqlo, Zara, and H&M, have expanded globally outside of their home country into the United States. Petro wrote an article back in 2012 about these three well-known fashion companies. Recently

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    bun at the back of the head. Paisley or crochet shawls were fashionable accessories, as being linen caps with lace frills for indoor wear, and large bonnets for outdoors. Capes with large collars were fashionable, “states the “History of Fashion” (History of Fashion 1840 - 1900, n.d., para 1). The differences in wardrobes did not just distinguish men and women, but, it displayed the quality

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    to spend money and time. Communicative and Symbolic Nature of Fashion Fashion reflects how people define themselves as well as our society and our culture. It is responsible for consumers changing their furniture, cars, wardrobes, and music. It is important to keep in mind that fashion processes affect all types of cultural phenomena, including all types of products, not just clothing and accessories. Celebrity Endorsements in Fashion For celebrity campaigns to be effective, the endorser must have

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    Sustainable fashion, also known as eco fashion, is the use of resources to construct fashion that is environmentally friendly. Sustainability in fashion is important because the goal is to preserve the environment and help improve instead of taking away from it with harsh resources. The purpose of the study was to examine the knowledge students have on sustainable fashions, in addition, examining how the awareness amongst peers and how the globalization of the awareness can change the fashion industry

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    in the fashion industry starting in 1947, he created the “new look” which altered the female silhouette and strayed from the wartime fabric restrictions following World War II. Dior was a man at the right place and at the right time, he brought beauty and glamour back into the dull clothing worn during and after the war and re-established Paris as the epicenter of Haute Couture. Dior exploded onto the Paris fashion scene and reintroduced femininity and focus on luxury to women 's fashion (Christian

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    Introduction What comes to your mind if Tumi meets Mini Cooper? What do you think if fashion meets soda? You will be surprised and curious about them. This is the magic of brand collaboration. Collaboration strategy becomes a trend/mainstream in various fields these years. The idea of brand collaboration is frequently used in different industries, especially the fashion, food, and film industry. Forming a successful brand collaboration is one of the best and most-effective ways to reach new customers

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    FOR a few fascinating years I was a fashion journalist and became used to receiving backhanded compliments from male colleagues: you 're so well read, educated in politics and philosophy, how can you be interested in this stuff? It was the 1980s, the era of Japanese design, power dressing and supermodels with athletic figures and challenging stares: an empowering moment for women, soon after legislation that integrated us better into the workplace and just before the backlash so ably documented by

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    the United States, abroad these brands ooze American culture. Brands like Levi’s and Abercrombie have created a relationship between its brand and the culture from which it came. Abercrombie is essentially selling a brand that is hip to New York Fashions. Levi’s is selling to an audience that believes their jeans are better because they have been created in the progressive city of sunny San Francisco, California. While in reality, these goods are even

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    secure its top-ranked position is its ability to “casual down” a dressy outfit. Directly translated from the Japanese-made English word, カジュアルダウン, “casualing-down” coordinates means to dress-down, or to break down the formality of fancy clothing (FASHION PRESS). A notable change in style has swept over Japan when people began to embrace apparels that value both comfort and personal style. According to a survey conducted by Jiratanatiteenun, Mizutani, Sato, Kitaguchi, and Kajiwara in 2011, “Casual

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