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In this post on the Comms Women platform, Grace Bennett, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article by Noris and Cantoni on fashion films, published in Fashion Theory (Taylor & Francis). Fashion isn’t just about clothing—it’s about culture, identity, and the emotions woven into the fabric…
In this post on the Comms Women platform, Belle Moody, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article by Liroy Choufan on fashion designers with a case study of Louis Vuitton, published in Fashion Theory (Taylor & Francis). In the evolving world of fashion, the role of…
In this post on the Comms Women platform, Emily Emerick, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article by Dourado, Llover, and Fernández on communicating sustainability in fashion, published in Corporate Communications: An International Journal published by Emerald. As the fashion industry is taken by storm by…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Emma Tanner, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article by Georg Simmel on fashion. In an insightful article published in The American Journal of Sociology, sociologist Georg Simmel delves into the intricate dynamics of fashion, providing a…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Sasha Hull, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on costume history and fashion theory by Jennifer Harris, published by Bulletin of the John Rylands Library “Costume History and Fashion Theory: Never the Twain Shall Meet?” by…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Jamie Ryan, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on fashion and history by Svenja Bethke and Nathalie Keigel, published by the International Journal of Fashion Studies. In 1989, my twelve-year-old self decided on hats. A sequined…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Chloe Wade, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on the timeless influence of history in fashion by Sukriye Yuksel, published by Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences. Fashion has always been a big part of human…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Kaitlyn Dinwiddie, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on the object of fashion by Giorgio Riello, published by the Journal of Aesthetics and Culture. When you think of “fashion”, what pops into your head? Do you…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Olivia Taylor, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on fashion dissemination by Phyllis Tortora published by Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. In a 2014 article published in the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Palmer McColl, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on on evolving relationship between fashion and time by Judith Attfield, published by Textile History. The article “Is Fashion History?” by Judith Attfield explores the evolving relationship…