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Quantitative Analysis of Fashion Change: A Critical Review
Author(s) -
Lowe Elizabeth D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/0046777493213004
Subject(s) - quantitative analysis (chemistry) , strengths and weaknesses , process (computing) , selection (genetic algorithm) , product (mathematics) , computer science , psychology , social psychology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , chemistry , geometry , chromatography , operating system
Seventy years of quantitative studies of the process of fashion change are reviewed and critiqued. Research reviewed studied the fashion process as a continuous, ever‐changing manifestation of cultural change rather than the product life cycle of a particular fashion. Strengths and weaknesses of each approach are analyzed from data selection through analysis. The findings are related to one another and to existing theories in an attempt to make cumulative the study of fashion change. Recommendations are given to guide future quantitative research in fashion change.