Second hand luxury market The concept of second hand luxury is a complex social phenomenon that suffices out of consumer behavior and preferences. Turunen and Leipämaa-Leskinen (2015), offer a unique insight into the definitive characteristics of second-hand luxury noting the five key decision making cues in consumer behavior; sustainable choice,...

The field of fashion was and still is a very controversial topic. Relating to the norms of individual identity, defining changes in fashion is no easy task. This is particularly due to the fact that fashion in its very essence, is very complex as it encompasses trends that not only...

In Kate Haulman’s Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America, the author endeavors to describe how fashion, that is, how individuals dressed in the aforementioned time period carried deeper social connotations, for example, reflecting gender roles and political authority. Fashion, in other words, becomes a real material reflection of a social...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just got engaged last week. Markle, who is 36 years old, is an actress in the United States. She is a mixed- race woman, her mother African American and her father is white. She has appeared on shows, such as “Suits” and “General Hospital” and...

On Saturday, August 27th, I attended the RMIT Emerging Designer Showcase at Melbourne Central, where the works of the University’s School of Fashion and Textiles’ top designers from its Bachelor of Fashion Design Honours program were on display, before they’d appear on the runway that following Sunday night. By attending...