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Leung, Ka-kie, and 梁嘉琪. "Dress and gender power." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953621.

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Rainer-Jeanes, Earline. "Clothing interest, leisure activity continuity and their association to clothing fit satisfaction for women 55 years and older." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07102009-040413/.

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Park, Jae Ok. "Clothing style preference of working women related to self- image/clothing-image congruity and public self-consciousness." Diss., This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-140007/.

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McCarthy, Bryan. "From fig leaves to skinny jeans : how clothes shape our experience of God, ourselves, and everything else." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:74ef707b-7f55-4bda-9873-02b5702ddb8e.

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In the history of sartorial reflection, the usual offerings for human motivations to dress are: protection (i.e. from the elements), modesty, decoration, and socio-political self-expression. The literature on clothing rarely attends, however, to the question of garments' impact on wearers' self-experience. There is some social science research, for example, suggesting that when we wear clothing we associate with individuals who have a high degree of mental focus and attention to detail, it causes us - probably, in most cases, pre-reflectively - to experience ourselves as such and therefore to

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Wani, Catherine. "Perceptions of the veil among a group of Sudanese women: A qualitative study." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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The Islamic dress code has been forcibly imposed on the women in Sudan, since 1983, and many feminists researchers have criticized the practices of the veil as a tool to oppress women. This study aimed to explore a group of Sudanese women, currently living in South Africa, experiences and perceptions of the veil, whether the veil is a religious dress code or a tool that has been used to exercise inequality.

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Gim, Geummi Jung. "Clothing acquisition patterns and size information of Oriental female immigrants." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276899.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate Oriental women's clothing acquisition behaviors and to compare their body measurements with the measurements listed in Voluntary Product Standard, PS 42-70. A questionnaire was administered to 101 Oriental women residing in Tucson, Arizona. Thirty-nine body measurements were taken from each subject in the sample. The major type of store used most frequently was department store. It appears that Oriental women were not impulsive buyers or influenced by suggestive selling techniques but highly represented careful shopping characteristics. Fit was the m

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Toerien, Elsje Susanna. "Dimensions of clothing interest: a cross-cultural study." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80058.

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The purpose of this research was to determine and compare the dimensions of clothing interest between Afrikaans female clothing and textile students at The University of Pretoria and female clothing and textile students at Virginia Tech. An additional objective was to test the validity of the measuring instrument by factor analysis. Dimensions of clothing interest for the two groups were measured with the Gurel-Creekmore Clothing Interest Questionnaire, as revised and shortened by Borsari in 1978. T-tests indicated that the group mean scores differed significantly for three of the five dimen

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Liskey, Natalie A. "Clothing interest and self-perception of female adolescents with scoliosis." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43095.

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<p>This research investigated the relationships between clothing interest and self-perception among scoliosis patients and their non-handicapped peers. The objectives were (1) to investigate the differences in selected clothing interest factors and self-perception domains between female adolescents with scoliosis and non-handicapped female adolescents and (2) to investigate relationships between clothing interests and self-perception among female adolescents with scoliosis and non-handicapped female adolescents.</p> <p> Data were obtained from 70 female adolescents of which 35 had

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Darroch, Lynne M. "All dressed up : adornment practices, identity and social structure." Thesis, McGill University, 1993. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=69551.

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This thesis attempts to survey the function of clothing adornment practices as a form social communication. It is shown that clothing enables the formation and distinction of social groups. The ways in which clothing becomes symbolic for a group and the way in which this system is challenged and/or destroyed are also examined. A distinction between fashion and antifashion is made to enable a repositioning of the Western system of dress into a wider context of meaning. Assumptions on the nature of appearance as related to the concept of truth are examined. Chapter One looks at the various and c

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Umscheid, Joan M. "An analysis of the relationship between clothing conformity and personality type in a selected group of adult males." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43064.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between clothing conformity and personality type according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), of a selected group of adult males. Past research indicated that the MBTI had been used in relation to many characteristics such, as creativity, management style, and conformity. Clothing conformity had been investigated in relation to group membership and self-esteem. The researcher was unable to find any research done prior to this study in which clothing conformity and the MBTI had been used to study the relationship b

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Woods, Christopher Huia. "Masqueulinities [sic] an [sic] MA thesis by practice /." Click here to access this resource online, 2007. http://repositoryaut.lconz.ac.nz/theses/1368/.

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Davis, Margery Ann Salisbury. "Age and dress of professors: influence on students' first impressions of teaching effectiveness." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39428.

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Using the framework of attribution theory, the variables of age of professors, formality of dress of professors, and class of student were tested for their influence on college students' expectations of the teaching effectiveness of college professors in a first impression situation. A rating questionnaire containing ten positive professors' traits was developed. An older male and a younger male were photographed in black-and-white in three outfits, for a total of six photographs. The sample consisted of two groups: 179 freshmen and 175 seniors. Each student was randomly assigned one of the si

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Waguespack, Blaise P. (Blaise Philip). "Influence Impacting Female Teenagers' Clothing Interest: a Consumer Socialization Perspective." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278286/.

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Female teenagers have been found to be the most affluent teens according to the Rand Youth Poll's nationwide survey. The survey finds the average weekly income from female teens age 16 to 19 to be $82, with $50 from earnings and the balance from their allowances. Other findings from the survey indicate that adolescent girls receive more than adolescent males in allowance from parents, as mothers understand the need for the female teen to have the income necessary to purchase clothing and cosmetics. Past research studies have attempted to measure the influence sources on teenagers when purchasi

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Skov, Lise. "Stories of world fashion and the Hong Kong fashion world." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B22823682.

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Todd, Wendy Leiko. "Development of a method for kinematic analysis of the doffing process for a specific garment style." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10242009-020310/.

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Jacob, John B. "Stylistic change in men's business suits related to changes in the masculine roles in the United States, 1950-1988." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42001.

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The purpose of this research was to establish the relationship between the stylistic changes the men's business suit and the masculine roles as represented in advertising imagery in the United States from 1950 through 1988. The men's business suit is a behavioral expectation for business and professional men often called "white collar workers." The suits are a social product given to change as collective tastes are manifest over time. The masculine role, a set of behavioral expectations dictated by consensus, is also a social product given to change over time. This research examined the relati

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Hwang, Jinsook. "Body Image, self-esteem, and clothing of men and women aged 55 years and older." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063041/.

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Liebman, Tobi. "The Jewish exegetical history of Deuteronomy 22:5 : required gender separation or prohibited cross-dressing?" Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79786.

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Deuteronomy 22:5 has sparked much interest and wonder for both readers and interpreters of the Bible, throughout Jewish history. Divided into three parts, the verse reads as follows: "A woman should not have keli gever (man's apparel, utensil or tool) on her; a man should not wear simlat isha (a woman's dress, robe, mantle, tunic); anyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God." Each part of the verse has raised questions among exegetes, like how to define its key terms simlat isha and keli gever and what is the nature of the abomination. This thesis explores the r

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Moore, Patricia Lee. "Reader/viewer response to the rhetoric of costume." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1990. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/570.

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Webster, Elaine Irene, and n/a. "Similarities and differences in New Zealand school uniforms : issues of identity." University of Otago. Department of Clothing and Textile Sciences, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20061108.143726.

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Dress and appearance constitute the visual realm in the dialectic of identity construction and are powerful communicators in this process, since dress and appearance are the symbolic means by which we locate ourselves and others through interaction within social contexts. Dress is used to differentiate and create boundaries for group belonging and exclusion, and in the uniform has been understood to have a capacity to suppress individuality and to identify the wearer with objectives beyond the self. Adolescence is a time of intense identity work and in New Zealand coincides with secondary scho

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Burks, Mark. "A Study of the Relationships among Teachers' Immediacy of Dress Factors and Affective Learning Factors: a Relational Communication Perspective." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277983/.

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This thesis examined the relationships among immediacy of dress factors and affective learning factors as they pertain to relational communication. College students (N = 482) completed questionnaires indicating perceptions of selected nonverbal immediacy behaviors associated with their teacher's attire. The research predicted that there would be relationships between and among power and affinity of dress, dress immediacy and nonverbal immediacy. Further predictions were made concerning the associations among these variables, affective learning outcomes, and other teacher criteria. Analysis ind

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Doss, Farrell Dean. "Clothing availability from department and speciality stores: implications for self-esteem, body satisfaction, and design line preference of large-size women." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41896.

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Gibson-Tessendorf, Cornel. "An exploration of the role of uniforms in contributing to the embedding and transmitting of organizational culture." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002786.

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Many companies today are using some form of uniforms for employees. This research is an exploration of the role of uniforms in contributing to the embedding and transmitting of organizational culture. Culture is the experiences and common learning of the organization that results in shared values and beliefs. According to Schein (1985: 14) culture has three levels, namely: artifacts, values, and basic underlying assumptions. The first level of the culture consists of the physical constructs of the organization, and therefore includes the uniforms, which is the focus of this study. Schein (1985

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Sifuentes, D. Ileana. "Influences on the Hispanic Woman's Selection of Work and Social Activity Apparel." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500594/.

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This study investigated significant influences including Hispanicness, traditionalism and demographic characteristics on Hispanic women's purchase behavior when selecting work and social activity apparel. A sample of 114 Hispanic women from a Hispanic professional organization or businesses in the Dallas and El Paso, Texas areas. Surveys were collected by mail or administered to subjects. Analyses included frequencies, percentages, t-tests, and Pearson's product-moment correlations. For both situations, mean scores indicated the most influential information sources were: clothing displays, fri

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Callen, Karen S. "Clothing deprivation : influence on self-esteem and perceptions of school climate for middle school female students /." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09122009-040212/.

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McConkey, C. William (Charles William). "The Effect of Comparative Well-Being on the Perceived Risk Construct: a Study of the Purchase of Apparel." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330710/.

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The purpose of this research was to examine how the intervening variable of comparative well-being (which is how persons view their age, financial resources, and health compared to others of their own age) will enhance the significance of the relationship between selected demographic and psychographic variables and perceived risk. Specifically, the research investigated the structural relationship between comparative well-being in four different statistical models: (1) as an independent predictor of perceived risk; (2) as an intensifier of the psychographic and demographic predictors of percei

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Huddleston, James Ellsworth. "Uniformed Military Counselors: Effects of Counselor Attire on Potential Client Initial Perceptions and Preferences." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331500/.

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This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of a military counselor s attire on potential clients expressed perceptions of and preferences for a counselor. Ninety volunteer participants were selected from a large southwestern Air Force base. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 46 years, with 68 male and 22 female volunteers. Rank was divided into 69 enlisted personnel (56 males and 13 females) and 21 officers (12 males and 9 females). Three videotapes were made depicting a counselor in three attire conditions: civilian; military officer; and military enlisted. A pilot study was co

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Wu, Hao, and 吳昊. "History of Chinese women's costume." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3124080X.

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Shaffer, Renita Philley. "Stereotypes and Hiring Preferences Among Business Students as a Function of Psychologist's Attire." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500566/.

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To study what stereotypes exist regarding psychologists by the general public and determine whether and how this affects hiring preferences, 114 undergraduate business and non-business students at a large southwestern university were asked to participate. The Gough Adjective Check List was administered to determine what stereotypes are held by persons regarding psychologists. A study of visual perception/stereotype and hiring preference as a function of attire was also conducted. Three dress styles were used as stimuli. It was hypothesized that the groups would differ in their stereotypes of p

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Hayward, Chris. "Fashioning gender : the role of fashion in identity construction in a group of teenage girls." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1997. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36313/1/36313_Hayward_1997.pdf.

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This study explores the relationship between gender and fashion, by investigating the life experiences of a small group of teenage girls from an area south of Brisbane. Working from feminist perspectives, this study explores the way the girls, in the study, make sense of media representations of fashion and use this in their construction of their gendered self The representation of the fashion model construct and its role in this process is examined. Traditionally, approaches to the discussion of fashion have ranged from historical to socialist feminist, but few have focussed on the impa

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Chen, Yin Xuan. "Impacts of internet beauty celebrities on female consumerism culture in the contemporary China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3952602.

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Bartholeyns, Gil. "Naissance d'une culture des apparences : le vêtement en Occident, XIIIe-XIVe siècle." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210550.

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Cette recherche propose une histoire immatérielle du vêtement en Occident et plus particulièrement autour des XIIIe et XIVe siècles. Que signifie s’habiller dans les sociétés occidentales où le christianisme apparaît, à l’origine, puis dans son principe, comme une contre-culture inversant le système de valeurs de la sociabilité matérielle historique.<p><p>Le développement s’attache au changement radical d’attitudes à l’égard du vêtement dans les communautés chrétiennes du Bas-Empire romain du IIe au IVe siècle ;à l’institutionnalisation des apparences chrétiennes au haut Moyen Age ;à la métaph

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Gaal, Brigitte D. "Apparel descriptions in catalogs and perceived risk associated with catalog purchases." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12009.

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Cho, Liling. "Perceived sensations of clothing labels on skin." Thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/37329.

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Dhlamini, Mbali. "The master's cloth: a rainbow nation, exploring faith and spirituality through colour, a study of Apostolic and Zionist movements in Soweto." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20778.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Fine Art by Dissertation. Johannesburg 2016<br>Colour has always played an important role in South Africa; from the beginning of colonialism when “Africans” were converted to Christianity and baptised in white robes, to the bright colourful church garments that flood Soweto on Sundays. In the nineteenth century “Africans” began to reimagine their faith and spiritually. Seeking independence and a sense of identity

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Lo, Castro Ann-Marie. "Aspects of physical appearance and clothing behaviour." Diss., 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17220.

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The literature survey reports that persons electing cosmetic plastic surgery for aesthetic or medical reasons, or those persons not electing any form of surgery, often experience physical, psychological and socio-cultural problems. The complexity among the associated variables, body images, identity status, fashionable clothing behaviour and social self-consciousness were investigated comparatively, using a biopsychosocial approach. The samples consisted of cosmetic surgery patients (n=25), Black and White female fashion participants (n=60) and breast oncology case studies (n=3). The research

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Peoples, Sharon Margaret. "Military uniforms in the eighteenth century : gender, power and politics." Phd thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/151559.

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Demissee, Debbra W. "Influence of clothing as a decision criterion on high school students' social participation : comparison of students and teachers." Thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/38132.

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This study assessed the differences between teachers'opinions and students' responses regarding the influence of clothing on adolescents' decisions to participate in social activities. Survey methodology was used with the final samples consisting of 336 students and 140 teachers who were drawn from six high schools located in economically depressed and non-depressed areas of the state of Oregon. All of the predominantly female students were enrolled in home economics classes. Their ages ranged from thirteen to twenty years with the mode being 16 years. The teachers taught a variety of subjects

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Crecelius, Kayla Marie. "The psychology of the closet : divestment practices, self-esteem and body image." 2013. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1709518.

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The primary purpose of this research was to examine the theory of divestment, or the act of discarding clothes that no longer fit the current body, by investigating the relationships between divestment practices and psychological factors (body image and self-esteem). The secondary purpose was to examine divestment practices among different demographic groups (age and gender). A combination of previously created measures was used to measure divestment practices (Bye & McKinney, 2007), self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965), and body image (Cash & Pruzinsky, 1990). Demographic characteristics were determ

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Hsu, Hsiu-Ju. "National culture and clothing values : a cross-national study of Taiwan and United States consumers." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29903.

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According to Blackwell, Miniard, and Engel (2001), "[c]ulture has a profound effect on why and how people buy and consume products and services" (p. 320). In the present study, Hofstede's classifications of national culture are used as a framework to examine the relationships among long-term orientation national culture (Taiwan and United States), type of clothing (formal and casual clothing), and gender (female and male) on consumers' clothing values (aesthetic, economic, political, religious, social, and theoretic clothing values). The data collection method was a direct handout questionnair

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Nisa, Eva Fahrun. "Embodying the true Islam : face-veiled women in contemporary Indonesia." Phd thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109215.

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Indonesian Muslim women who choose to wear the strictest type of women's dress, cadar (full face-veil), have become increasingly visible in Indonesia. This practice is often misunderstood in both popular media and scholarly works on Indonesian Islam: cadari (the wearers) are frequently stereotyped as terrorists or militants belonging to violent groups. The trend of face-veiling is viewed by some scholars as an aspect of the Arabisation of Indonesia. It is also frequently assumed that the cadar symbolises the oppression of Muslim women. Throughout Indonesian history it has often been regarded a

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Kizito, Joseph. "The importance of dress in Christian worship: some missiological implications." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/968.

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Dress plays an important role in Christian worship. The aim of this study is to describe the importance of dress in the South African Christian context. particularly within the Black Christian society. Two main ideas are covered: firstly. the emphasis on the use of unifonn as a factor influencing worship attendance and secondly, how a uniform affects the quality of worship. Personal investigations into various church groups in the Eastern Cape, particularly the St Anna Sodality, have indicated that specific uniforms are an essential sign of belonging to a particular church. Dress or uni

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Yeh, Chun-Lan. "Clothing evaluative criteria : a comparison between hedonic shoppers and utilitarian shoppers." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28855.

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According to Engel, Blackwell, and Miniard (1993), evaluative criteria is defined as "the standards and specifications used by consumers to compare different products and brands" (p.51). Many studies have investigated factors that might influence the importance of clothing evaluative criteria used by consumers in the decision making process. However, few studies have been directed to examine the relationship between consumers' shopping motivations and their use of clothing evaluative criteria. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of consumers' shopping orientations on the imp

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Padi, Guilty Elizabeth. "Factors influencing the adoption of fashion clothing amongst generation-Y in Ga-Rankuwa." 2015. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001918.

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M. Tech. Business Administration<br>The aim of this study was to determine the most important factors that influence the adoption of fashion clothing amongst the Generation-Y consumers living in Ga-Rankuwa and how that influences broader societal trends in the retail market. The purpose of this study is to assist marketers and retailers to sustain their businesses by examining the relationship between fashion involvement, fashion innovativeness, fashion opinion leadership and fashion adoption, based on this group’s perception.

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Feather, Wendy. "The emotional effects of sizing and fit on purchasing behaviour in women's clothing." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/775.

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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master in Technology: Marketing, Durban University of Technology, 2011.<br>Satisfying consumers’ needs and wants has always been a primary goal of marketing. These are fulfilled when consumers make the right choices of products to purchase. The driving force behind such purchasing decisions is generally regarded as motivation and this varies between consumers, with each one having their own reasons for their respective choices. For the convenience of consumers, women’s clothing is displayed in stores according to the body sizes of

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Modiba, Maite. "The relationship and interpretation of clothing behaviour and identity of African South African women in the corporate world in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2011.

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Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the degree of Master's of Technology: Fashion, Durban Institute of Technology, 2003.<br>This study addresses the relationship between the clothing behaviour and identity of African South African women in the corporate world, with reference to black identity and Western style of clothes. Central to these two issues the study tried to focus on the factors which may have an influence on the clothing behaviour of African South African women. Clothing as communication and factors which influence people's clothing behaviour were also cov

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Aziz, Rookhsana. "Hijab – the Islamic dress code: its historical development, evidence from sacred sources and views of selected Muslim scholars." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4888.

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The issue of a Muslim woman‟s dress code has been debated for centuries. This is of great importance as it is widely used as a criterion to measure the extent of a woman‟s piety or devotion to Allah. A study of the religious texts on the issue is essential. Therefore, Qur‟anic text, Prophetic Traditions and Qur‟anic exegesis of both classical and modern scholars would have been used in determining the correct dress code for Muslim women. While all research indicates that women dress conservatively, in order not to attract the attention of the opposite sex. The extent to which a woman must be

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Kasambala, Josephine. "The development of a conceptual framework of female clothing evaluative criteria preferences during the purchasing decision that includes body shape, personal values and emotions." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22710.

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Much of the effort that goes into a purchasing decision occurs at the stage where a choice has to be made from the available alternative clothing products (Solomon & Rabolt, 2009:392). In this phase of the decision making process, consumers’ perceptions of the clothing item they anticipate to purchase includes evaluation of the clothing and the application of specific evaluative criteria in order to assess the suitability of the clothing item (Saricam, Kalaoglu, Ozdygu & Urun, & 2012:2). Evaluative criteria are the specifications or standards that consumers use when comparing and assessing alt

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Richards, Harriette. "Fashioning melancholia : sartorial aesthetics and cultural identity in Aotearoa New Zealand." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:49158.

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This thesis presents the first comprehensive research on fashion and melancholia. It is a theoretical and interdisciplinary project that explores the cultural history of place through the representation of dress and the fashioning of sartorial aesthetics. Focusing on Aotearoa New Zealand, this thesis establishes the fundamental relationship between fashion and melancholia and demonstrates the heuristic capacity of melancholia as a device through which to consider the construction of national cultural and aesthetic identity. The concept of melancholia, determined by a deep ambivalence and a pro

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Orimolade, Adefolake Odunayo. "Aso Ebi : impact of the social uniform in Nigerian caucuses, Yoruba culture and contemporary trends." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18845.

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This study is a critique of Aso Ebi in Owambe social uniform and social performance phenomena of the Yoruba culture of Nigeria in West Africa. The Aso Ebi phenomenon is a social uniform that is inextricable from the Owambe spectacle of the Yoruba culture, which, in itself, is a social performance. Aso Ebi is a fabric that is selected, made into garments and worn by groups of people who are related to one another in various ways such as family, friends or comrades. The uniforms are worn for social gatherings, especially celebrations, which are popularly called Owambe. These celebrations are ver

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