2) For the global fashion apparel industry explain key dominant features and industry driving forces. Outline Zara’s strategies for leveraging this. Industry overview: The global fashion apparel industry is one of the most important sectors of the economy in terms of investment‚ revenue‚ and trade and employment generation all over the world. Some of its major contributors are: Significant consolidation in retail Increasing use of electronic commerce in retail Wholesale trade The
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market. Along with the globalization and technology development‚ consumers are easier to access to fashion. As a result‚ the customers are changing and the companies are evolving to deliver customers satisfaction. Zara‚ the most profitable brand of Spain clothing retail group Inditex‚ has leveraged its unique strategy to achieve success and will be expected to maintain a sustainable growth in the fashion industry. Zara’s core competencies can be divided into four areas: process development‚ distribution
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Fashion consists of trends that constantly change over time which reflect the preferences of a group. Clothing brands like Volcom®‚ Polo Ralph Lauren®‚ Quicksilver®‚ Aeropostale®‚ American Eagle®‚ and Abercrombie & Fitch® are commonly sported by students at our school. In addition‚ Khamakazi Klothing T-shirts are popular among select eighth grade students‚ which were made by the brother of our very own Abeed Rahman‚ and are no longer in production. Thankfully‚ the original creators have decided to
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becoming a fashion designer and took his dream to the inner cities of Paris to study. Whilst in Paris‚ Valentino studied under other well known icons in fashion. His first apprenticeship was with Jean Desses continuing on under Guy Laroche. Valentino quickly learned what it takes to be one of the best in the fashion industry. With Valentino wanting to fulfill higher dreams as a designer‚ he decided to try and build his own fashion house. Valentino left Paris and opened his own fashion studio in
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An indie influence in fashion Does today’s popular apparel abate the underground spirit of the music that inspired it? It was just another Monday night at the Silver Lake club Spaceland‚ and local indie rock band Army Navy was performing onstage. The bassist‚ Ben Gaffin‚ played an almost-hypnotizing riff as the band’s catchy music filled the room. After the show‚ the patio was flooded with people who had anxiously rushed outside for a post-show cigarette. Now that the band and the fans were
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Fashion of the Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan era was a time period centered around the life of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558-1603). This period in time is considered the peak of English history and is the beginning of when people began to think and believe differently. That brought along changes in the way people dressed. How people‚ particularly rich ones‚ dressed was just another way for them to express themselves. Social classes are also very much prominent in the era. These social
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Case Study: Zara-Fast Fashion Case Summary: Inditex is the parent company of six different apparel retailing chains that includes Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ Oysho‚ and‚ most importantly‚ Zara. Zara has historically been the most profitable of the chains‚ operating 282 stores in 32 countries at the end of 2001 (Ghemawat & Nueno‚ 2006). The other five chains that are operated by Inditex have not matched the growth capabilities or revenue of Zara. Zara’s apparel offers
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EN241 Professional Speech Communication Spring 2013 Information Gathering Interview Assignment When I look for a fashion designer to interview‚ I had other option: Christine who works in American apparel. One of classmates introduced me her when I asked him if he knew any designer who I can ask for an interview. However‚ It seemed to be more interesting to ask Agassi Nakhapetian the interview and‚ I thought he might be able to tell me more about the career he did for 20 years and the thing he
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Culture Studies for fashion 3.What is fashion’s role in the construction of social identities? Discuss with reference to specific examples. This essay discusses how fashion helps convey the social identity of the rich and wealthy. Status includes class‚ gender‚ and ages. Status is important in today’s society. As Coco Chanel said‚ ”women should dress as plainly as their maids” (Davis 1992:57). A person who is wealthy is a symbol of a person who is successful and of high income in the society
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France. Also thanks to the french designers during this era fashion magazines became a thing. The one lady establish Rococo fashions was Louis XV’s mistress Madame Pompadour. She had a passion for her pastel colors and the light. The happy style is how it came to be known as Rococo‚ and was how light stripes and floral patterns became a trend. Towards the end of the period‚ Marie Antoinette was one who became the leader of French fashion‚ as did her seamstress Rose Bertin. Extreme embellishment
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