Some of the usual obstacles to modern teachings of marketing are
ethnocentricity, the limitation of creative thought by conformity to
existing theories, lack of questioning of ethics, and a disconnection
from historic events or sociological discourse. This book, in contrast,
draws together interdisciplinary approaches from marketing, branding,
promotion and critical media studies as tools for understanding the way
in which fashion works today, and re-evaluates what makes certain
fashion marketing tactics fashionable.
Offering a combination of theory and practice, Fashion Marketing and
Communication is full of international case studies, practice-based
examples and interviews with scholars and practitioners in the fashion
and communications industry. Covering subjects including the history of
consumerism, fashion marketing, the creative direction of the fashion
brand and the use of bloggers and celebrities as marketing tools, this
book delineates the opportunities and challenges facing the future of
fashion media in the twenty-first century.
Examining the last 100 years of marketing and communications, current
theory and practice, as well as questions on the ethics of the fashion
industry, this broad-ranging and critical text is perfect for
undergraduate and postgraduate students of fashion marketing, branding
and communication.