Attitudes toward domestic and foreign luxury brand apparel: A comparison between status and non status seeking teenagers

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-89

  Phau, Ian ^a   Leng, Yip Siew ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Australia; Clothing; Country of origin; Premium products; Young adults

Indexed keywords

APPAREL FABRIC; BRANDING; BUYING; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; CONSUMER RESEARCH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 43949126496     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020810857952     Document Type: Article

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