Search for dissertations about: "Paris Fashion"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Paris Fashion.

2. 1. 'Dior without Dior' : Tradition and Succession in a Paris Couture House, 1957-2015

   Author : Sara Skillen; Andrea Kollnitz; Caroline Evans; Christopher Breward; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christian Dior; Paris Fashion; Fashion Designer; Couturier; French Haute Couture; Luxury brands; Savoir-Faire; Couture; Tradition; Succession; Royalty; Heritage; Myth; Codes; Legitimation; Symbolic Production; Legacy; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

   Abstract : This study explores how the French luxury fashion house, Dior has mobilised its power over a 70 year period through the constructed persona of the designer, who functions as a figurehead, together with the brand’s heritage. It investigates how the house of Dior reinvented itself after the death of its founder in 1957 through the charismatic succession of a series of designers; Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, and finishes in 2015 with the departure of Raf Simons. READ MORE

4. 2. Dedicated Followers of Fashion : An Economic Geographic Analysis of the Swedish Fashion Industry

   Author : Atle Hauge; Anders Malmberg; Dominic Power; Louise Crewe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social and economic geography; fashion industry; economic geography; branding; industrial system; symbolic value; cool; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : In fashion, as in the rest of the economy, the globalisation of taste, power and production now plays a major role. The industry is dominated by fashion capitals like Paris, London or New York, populated by star designers like Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld or Jean-Paul Gaultier and controlled through MNC giants like Prada, Gucci, DKNY and Dior, who together influence consumer preferences on a global scale. READ MORE