Some personality traits of frequent clothing buyers

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 303-316

  Goldsmith, Ronald E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clothing; Consumer behaviour; Personality

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER RESEARCH; FASHION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 3342876639     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020210441373     Document Type: Article

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