“The Fashion Business” by Dario Golizia presents a comprehensive framework for understanding strategic management in the fashion industry. The book distinguishes itself by proposing a novel classification system that identifies 13 distinct strategic clusters within the fashion business, moving beyond traditional luxury-versus-mass-market dichotomies.
The book addresses several intriguing paradoxes: How does an industry based on uniqueness create homogenized culture? Why do brands rooted in 19th-century names remain relevant in an industry defined by constant change? How did fashion empower women as entrepreneurs while simultaneously facing criticism for oppressing them?
The fashion industry faces mounting criticism for its environmental impact and exploitative labor practices. This book introduces The Responsible 9 Framework™, a comprehensive tool for analyzing and implementing sustainable business practices across all aspects of fashion operations.
This textbook by Virginia Grose and Nicola Mansfield provides a comprehensive examination of fashion supply chain management with sustainability at its core. Published in 2023, it addresses how fashion supply chains operate from raw materials to finished products, emphasizing the critical transition from linear, fast-fashion models to circular, sustainable systems.
This comprehensive textbook examines how digital technologies are revolutionizing the fashion industry across design, production, retail, and customer experience. Written by Charlene Gallery and Jo Conlon from the University of Manchester, it provides both theoretical foundations and practical applications of digital transformation in fashion.