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The Routledge Companion to Fashion and Business brings together the latest research in one authoritative volume and engages with the past, present and future of fashion business to explore current and emerging issues. Fashion has expanded its reach into every area of our lives, satisfying a human desire for novelty and expression through self-adornment. Yet overproduction and lack of self-regulation have resulted in an industry previously renowned for its creativity and influence, now making headlines because of its negative environmental and social impacts. Fashion businesses and their customers have shown a desire to move towards a more sustainable, circular fashion system, necessitating changes in design, production, promotion, retail and life cycle management. Fashion straddles many disciplines, including design, economics, psychology, marketing, management and retail, sociology, material and cultural studies, human geography and business ethics. Six thematic parts illustrate the breadth and significance of the fashion industry, written by those actively and currently engaged in its creation, management and critique.Part I introduces the economic history of fashion and the significance of the textiles industry as a driver of industrialisation. Part II introduces key concepts in fashion psychology, consumer behaviour and trend prediction as well as contemporary fashion promotion platforms and practices. Part III explores the links between fashion and place, the changing landscape of fashion retail and the contribution of cultural heritage to emerging economies. Part IV shows how the past influences today’s fashion business through archives and exhibits, second-hand vintage and charity retail, reproduction of historical dress and circular fashion initiatives. Part V highlights fashion’s environmental and social impacts, reflecting on how fashion activism, regulations, policies and emergent practices can deliver a more sustainable fashion industry. Part VI comprises contributions from activists, entrepreneurs and individuals at the cutting edge of fashion business, offering an engaging collection of opinion pieces that reimagine the future of fashion business.With contributions from a range of highly esteemed international academics, cultural commentators and industry insiders, The Routledge Companion to Fashion and Business is an authoritative reference work for scholars, students and practitioners.

The 2nd edition of this market-leading text solidifies the book’s place as the go-to guide for students studying the business of fashion. With its truly international approach and host of pedagogical features, including abstracts from key Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases in each chapter, it is the perfect resource for getting to grips with the breadth of issues and concerns facing fashion organizations today. Covering prominent brands such as Prada, Glossier, Nike and ASOS, as well as SMEs like Elvis and Kresse, this text not only prepares readers for academic success, but also for the diversity of the real-world fashion industry. The 2nd edition of Fashion Management includes:A new chapter on ‘Managing Routes to Fashion Markets’, reflecting the growing precedence of digitalization and omnichannel retailing in the contemporary fashion industry.A new chapter on ‘Fashion Law’, highlighting the importance of recognizing and responding to legal issues such as intellectual property law, data protection, consumer law and influencer culture.Substantial new material on ethics, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), an understanding of which is vital as calls for transparency in the fashion industry continue to grow. This is an ideal textbook for those studying on undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in fashion management and fashion marketing. The book is also an important supplementary resource for courses in marketing, retailing and business studies.