Mass customization of wedding gowns: Design involvement on the internet

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Choy, Rita ^a   Loker, Suzanne ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel; Internet shopping; Mass customization; Weddings

Indexed keywords

COSTUME; CUSTOMIZATION; INTERNET;

EID: 1142293971     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X0402200110     Document Type: Article

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