Construction of an SI theory of fashion: Part 3. context of explanation

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-62

  Nagtsawa, Richard H ^a   Kaiser, Susan B ^b   Hutton, Sandra S ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanation; Fashion; Science; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008437833     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9601400107     Document Type: Article

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