Fast fashion, sustainability, and the ethical appeal of luxury brands

Fashion Theory - Journal of Dress Body and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-295

  Joy, Annamma ^a   Sherry, John F ^b   Venkatesh, Alladi ^c   Wang, Jeff ^d   Chan, Ricky ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fast fashion; Luxury brands; Quality and consumer behavior; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866302628     PISSN: 1362704X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175174112X13340749707123     Document Type: Article

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