Reproducing the Fashion System: The Myth of the Influencer
Conference Proceeding
Logan-McFarlane, A., & Samsioe, E. (2018)
Reproducing the Fashion System: The Myth of the Influencer
Previous work in marketing has shown that the social media influencer plays an important role in attracting consumers to brands (Kapitan and Silvera 2016). The fashion ‘influe...
A visual and contextual comparative study of the work of Picasso and Chanel towards an understanding of the overlaps between Modern Art and Fashion
Journal Article
Vettese-Forster, S. (2012)
A visual and contextual comparative study of the work of Picasso and Chanel towards an understanding of the overlaps between Modern Art and Fashion. The International Journal of Costume and Fashion, 12, 15-32
From the beginning of the twentieth century, ``Modernism`` impacted and transformed art and clothing. Pablo Picasso and Gabrielle ``Coco`` Chanel were two of the most central ...
Re-fashioning Kate: The Making of a Celebrity Princess Brand
Journal Article
Logan, A., Hamilton, K., & Hewer, P. (2013)
Re-fashioning Kate: The Making of a Celebrity Princess Brand. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 41, 378-383
We illustrate the processes wherein a celebrity’s appropriation of fashion discourse transforms the celebrity brand from an ‘ordinary’ individual to an ‘extraordinary’ celebri...
Managing complexity in agile global fashion industry supply chains.
Journal Article
Masson, R., Losif, L., MacKerron, G., & Fernie, J. (2007)
Managing complexity in agile global fashion industry supply chains. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 18, 238-254. https://doi.org/10.1108/09574090710816959
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the agile supply chain management practices adopted by UK clothing retailers in order to effectively manage the supply of inn...
The significance of the introduction of synthetic dyes in the mid 19th century on the democratisation of western fashion.
Journal Article
Vettese-Forster, S., & Christie, R. M. (2013)
The significance of the introduction of synthetic dyes in the mid 19th century on the democratisation of western fashion. Journal of the International Colour Association, 11, 1-17
From the middle of the 19th century, fashionable garments for women, which had previously been restricted largely to the wealthy social classes, began to become much more wide...
Runway logic: "Y" generation Y prefer fashion brand over country-of-origin.
Journal Article
Tjandra, N. C., Omar, M., Williams, J., & Ensor, J. (2013)
Runway logic: "Y" generation Y prefer fashion brand over country-of-origin. Transnational Marketing Journal, 1, 75-92
With approximately 1.38 billion, Generation Y are currently in the job market
or about to enter the job market, they are increasingly taking over the spending
power of the pre...
Passionate Labours: Fashion, Celebrity Culture and Bloggerpreneurs
Conference Proceeding
Logan-McFarlane, A., Hamilton, K., & Hewer, P. (in press)
Passionate Labours: Fashion, Celebrity Culture and Bloggerpreneurs. In Consumer Culture Theory 2017 Conference Proceedings
We explore passion and its link to consumption and entrepreneurial practice through the context of celebrity culture and fashion. Our contribution is to consider passionate la...
The Ballets Russes connection with fashion
Journal Article
Vettese-Forster, S. (2008)
The Ballets Russes connection with fashion. Costume, 42, 130-144. https://doi.org/10.1179/174963008x285232
This paper examines the influence that the costume designers of the Ballets Russes, many of whom were important artists from significant art movements of the day, had on conte...
#50+ fashion Instagram influencers: cognitive age and aesthetic digital labours
Journal Article
McFarlane, A., & Samsioe, E. (in press)
#50+ fashion Instagram influencers: cognitive age and aesthetic digital labours. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 24(3), 399-413. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-08-2019-0177
This paper demonstrates how #50+ fashion Instagram influencers contribute to the social construction of cognitive age through their aesthetic digital labours.
Non-participativ...
A proposed disposable, sustainable alternative to fast fashion based on cultural analysis and prototypical 1960s ‘paper dresses’.
Presentation / Conference
Vettese-Forster, S. (2013, November)
A proposed disposable, sustainable alternative to fast fashion based on cultural analysis and prototypical 1960s ‘paper dresses’. Paper presented at More for Less – Design in an Age of Austerity, Dublin, Ireland