Vanity and public self-consciousness: A comparison of fashion consumer groups and gender

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-315

  Workman, Jane E ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fashion consumers; Public self consciousness; Vanity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856937666     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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