Yuniya Kawamura is Professor of Sociology in the Social Sciences Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. She is the author of The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion (2004) Fashion-ology: An Introduction to Fashion Studies (2005, 2018), Fashioning Japanese Subcultures (2012), Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture (2016).

Kawamura's book is a useful first step into academic research methods for students looking for brief overviews, tips on techniques, and suggestions for further reading ... this is an ideal reference book for students studying fashion from an academic perspective, especially those new to the application of critical methodologies. Lecturers will also find it useful as a resource when compiling teaching materials for undergraduates.

• Introduction: History and Development of Fashion Studies1. Theory and Practice2. Research Process3. Ethnography4. Survey5. Semiotics6. Object-based Research7. Internet Sources and Online Ethnography8. Other Methodologies9. Writing UpConclusion: Future opportunities and avenues of fashion studies research

Yuniya Kawamura is Professor of Sociology in the Social Sciences Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA. She is the author of The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion (2004) Fashion-ology: An Introduction to Fashion Studies (2005, 2018), Fashioning Japanese Subcultures (2012), Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture (2016).

Kawamura's book is a useful first step into academic research methods for students looking for brief overviews, tips on techniques, and suggestions for further reading ... this is an ideal reference book for students studying fashion from an academic perspective, especially those new to the application of critical methodologies. Lecturers will also find it useful as a resource when compiling teaching materials for undergraduates.

• Introduction: History and Development of Fashion Studies1. Theory and Practice2. Research Process3. Ethnography4. Survey5. Semiotics6. Object-based Research7. Internet Sources and Online Ethnography8. Other Methodologies9. Writing UpConclusion: Future opportunities and avenues of fashion studies research