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Apparel and Textile Design

Fashion and Apparel Consumer Behavior

Andrea Niosi, Doreen Chung

Description

This open textbook was designed for students studying apparel and fashion studies at an undergraduate level. It draws on the fields of marketing, business, communications, media studies, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The book invites readers to examine the internal forces that shape consumer decision making, such as perceptions, motivations, personality, and attitudes as well as the external ones, such as social and situational influences, culture, and subcultures, especially those related to our appearances and clothing. This text centers the lived experiences of today’s consumers, specifically, undergraduate students. Following the original author, Andrea Niosi, the adapting author has also made efforts to decenter whiteness and dominant culture perspectives wherever possible to ensure a broader and more accurate representation of diverse consumers.

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Publication Details

Published: August 15, 2025

Publisher: Iowa State University Digital Press

Location: Ames, Iowa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2025.210

Peer Review: Yes

Views: 49

Downloads: 2147

License Information: Copyright © 2025 by Andrea Niosi and Doreen Chung is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Citation

Niosi A. & Chung D. 2025. Fashion and Apparel Consumer Behavior