Adjusting the cut: Fashion, the body and age on the UK high street

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1030-1054

  Twigg, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body; clothing; consumption; design; fashion; grey market; marketing

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL RELATIONS; DESIGN; LIFESTYLE; MARKETING; RETAILING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863718633     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000754     Document Type: Article

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