Introduction Part I: An Economic History of Fashion 1. Textiles and Global Trade Routes 2. Industrialisation and Fashion 3. Cotton, Capitalism and Colonialism 4. Colonialism, Slavery and the Global Fashion Industry 5. Designers: Through the Looking Glass! On Trend: Understanding Why We Buy 6. Why We Buy: Fashion and Psychology 7. Culture: The Econometrics of Emotion and How Cultural Dynamics Drive Modern Luxury 8. Fairground Attraction: Fashion Business, Inspiration and Interaction 9. Trend Prediction: Art or Science? 10. Fashion and Big Data, AI On Trend: The Changing Face of Fashion Promotion 11. From Product to Brand: The Evolution of Brand Management in Fashion 12. Vogue China: Launching the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine in China 13. Fashion Promotion and the Cultural Production of the Black Woman 14. The MET Gala: Fashion, Fundraising, and Celebrity Culture at the ‘Party of the Year’ 15. Writing for the Trade: Drapers Record 16. The Enduring Appeal of Fashion Illustration On Trend: The New Influencers 17. From Trendsetters to Trailblazers: The Evolution of Fashion Influencers from Micro Fame to Macro Impact 18. Digital Fashion Now: The Evolving Role of the Fashion Designer in the Digital Age 19. K-pop Idols: Fashion’s New Influencers 20. What’s the Hype: Defining Cool for Gen Z Part III: Fashion and Place Fashion and Place: Fashion Cities 21. A Tale of Two Cities? Antwerp, Hasselt and Flemish Fashion Branding 22. Fashion Cities: Paris, A Specific Positioning in the Global Fashion Landscape 23. Fashion Cities: London, A Place of Fashionable Trade and Spectacle 24. Hai Pai Style: Shanghai Chic and the Evolution of a Chinese Fashion City 25. Copenhagen: A Fashion Capital of Creativity, Culture, Collaboration and Community 26. Fashion Cities: Sao Paulo: Isaac Silva Brand, Acredite no seu Axe Fashion and Place: My Favourite Shop 27. Department Stores: Icons of Selling 28. The Rise and Fall of Fashion on the British High Street 29. Fashion Retail Now and Next 30. TOPSHOP 1997-2007: The Global Fashion Authority Fashion and Place: Cultural Heritage 31. Fashion and Cultural Heritage: From Appropriation to Appreciation, the Case of Dior 32. Made in Italy, Made in France and Made in the USA: From Trade Wars to TikTok Fashion Wars 33. From Cultural Icon to Threads of Resistance: The Afghan Coat and Social Sustainability 34. Doing Fashion Business in Africa 35. Wrapped in Identity: Gender, Fashion, and the Bangladeshi / British Bangladeshi Story 36. Craft and Fashion: The Red List Part IV: Coming Around Again Coming Around Again: Curating Fashion 37. Decentring Fashion and the Museum through Fashion Curation 38. Taking Fashion Seriously: The Costume Society at Sixty 39. Fashioning Korea through Exhibitions - Hallyu! The Korean Wave 40. Frida Kahlo: Art, Fashion, Identity, and the Dior Imagination 41. The NEXT archive Coming Around Again: New Lives for Old Fashion 42. A Modern Renaissance for Vintage Fashion 43. History is Always in Fashion: The Reconstruction of Historical Dress 44. The Intersection of Fashion-Tech and Resale: Key Technologies and Applications Transforming Secondhand Consumption in a Digital Age 45. Charity Shop Retail: Transforming High Street Fashion 46. Designing Out Textile Waste: The Redress Design Award 47. Fashion Loops: H&M’s Circular Fashion Part V: Fashion's Sustainability Reckoning 48. Can fashion save the world? And why should it? The State of Sustainable Fashion 49. Luxury and Sustainability Leadership: The Case of Emerging African Brands 50. Who Made My Clothes? A Fashion Revolution 51. The True Cost: Ten Years On 52. Changing Fashion Policy: The New York Fashion Act 53. Architects of Desire: Why fashion marketing is crucial for sustainability 54. Craft and Sustainable Fashion in India: A Tapestry of Climate and Cultural Resilience 55. Fashion and the Environment: Algae-Powered Fashion 56. EU Labour Legislation in Fashion: Origins, Implementation, and Industry Impact Part VI: Disrupting Fashion Business: Wayfinding for Fashion’s Future 57. No Fashion on a Dead Planet: XR Fashion 58. Finding Opportunity in Sustainable Innovation 59. Regenerative Renaissance: A New Model for Fashion Business 60. Supply chain solidarity: a route to building worker power and disrupting exploitation in fashion 61. Total Ethics Fashion 62. No More Fast Fashion