• ANNOUNCEMENTS (INCLUDES QUOTE OF THE WEEK AND NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK)
  • THE EASY (COLOUR-CODED) GUIDE TO HOW TO REFERENCE A BOOK OR AN INTERNET SITE
  • COURSE INFORMATION
    • COURSE INFORMATION - ACADEMIC SUPPORT
    • COURSE INFORMATION - LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • COURSE INFORMATION - BLOOM'S TAXONOMY OF KNOWLEDGE
    • COURSE INFORMATION - BA1 HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES
    • COURSE INFORMATION - BA2 HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES
    • COURSE INFORMATION - BA3 HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES
  • PROJECT BRIEFS, INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DATES
    • BA2 PROJECT BRIEFS AND SUBMISSION DATES
    • BA3 PROJECT BRIEFS AND SUBMISSION DATES
    • PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH FILE
    • PROJECT BRIEF - CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT
    • PROJECT INFORMATION - CRITICAL RESEARCH REPORT STRUCTURE GUIDELINES
    • PROJECT BRIEF - REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
    • PROJECT BRIEF - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY - NON-ASSESSED
    • PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH PROPOSAL needs doing...
    • PROJECT BRIEF - LITERATURE REVIEW - NON-ASSESSED
    • PROJECT BRIEF - GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION AND RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS 1, 2 AND 3 >
      • PROJECT BRIEF - GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION - NON-ASSESSED
      • PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH PRESENTATION 1 - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH PROPOSAL needs visuals
      • PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH PRESENTATION 2 - INTRODUCTION, LITERATURE REVIEW, METHODOLOGY
      • PROJECT BRIEF - RESEARCH PRESENTATION 3 - DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION
  • REFERENCING - HARVARD PLEASE!
    • REFERENCING - WHAT IS REFERENCING?
    • REFERENCING (HARVARD) - USING CITATIONS AND QUOTATIONS
    • REFERENCING (HARVARD) - REFERENCE LIST/BIBLIOGRAPHY
    • REFERENCING (HARVARD) - HOW TO REFERENCE ANYTHING
  • BA1 CLASS READINGS AND VISUALS
    • BA1 CLASS READINGS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS >
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION (THE REGULATION OF FASHION) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION (THE HISTORICAL ONE)
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - CONSUMER CULTURE (BEAU BRUMMELL) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION (THE PERSONAL ONE)
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - TRICKLE-DOWN/BUBBLE-(TRICKLE)-UP (JEANS) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION (THE EASY ONE)
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - GENDER AND SEXUALITY (STILETTOS) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION (THE SEXY ONE)
      • BA1 CLASS READING INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - SEMIOTICS (TIES) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION (THE DIFFICULT ONE)
    • BA1 CLASS VISUALS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY >
      • BA1 CLASS VISUALS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION (THE REGULATION OF FASHION)
      • BA1 CLASS VISUALS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - CONSUMER CULTURE (BEAU BRUMMELL)
      • BA1 CLASS VISUALS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - TRICKLE-DOWN/BUBBLE-(TRICKLE)-UP (JEANS)
      • BA1 CLASS VISUALS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - SEMIOTICS (STILETTOS)
      • BA1 CLASS VISUALS - INTRODUCTION TO FASHION THEORY - SEMIOTICS (TIES)
    • BA1 CLASS READINGS - INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES AND CULTURE GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS >
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES AND CULTURE - THE FABRIC OF EXISTENCE (TEXTILES IN HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES AND CULTURE - THE TIES THAT BIND (SOCIAL MEANINGS) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES AND CULTURE - CLOTH AND TEMPORAL POWER (MONEY, TRADE, STATUS AND CONTROL) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES AND CULTURE - CLOTH AS COMMUNICATION (MEANING, MESSAGES AND BEAUTY) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA1 CLASS READING - INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES AND CULTURE - TEXTILES AND THE SPIRIT (SACRED, SPIRITUAL AND HEALING SIGNIFICANCE) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
  • BA2 CLASS READINGS AND VISUALS
    • BA2 CLASS READINGS - FASHION IN SOCIETY GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS >
      • BA2 CLASS READING - FASHION IN SOCIETY - VEILING GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - FASHION IN SOCIETY - THE SECOND HAND MARKET GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - FASHION IN SOCIETY - FEMINISM AND FASHION GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - FASHION IN SOCIETY - HOMOSEXUAL FASHION GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - FASHION IN SOCIETY - JAPANESE STREET FASHION GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - FASHION IN SOCIETY - FASHION IN INDIA GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
    • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - FASHION IN SOCIETY >
      • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - FASHION IN SOCIETY - THE SECONDHAND MARKET
      • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - FASHION IN SOCIETY - JAPANESE STREET FASHION
      • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - FASHION IN SOCIETY - INDIAN FASHION
    • BA2 CLASS READINGS - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS >
      • BA2 CLASS READING - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - WEAVING AS POLITICAL SYMBOL (YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE) GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - THE SUBVERSIVE STITCH GROUP SEMNAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - GANDHI AND KHADI CLOTH GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - THE FEMALE TRADITION OF TEXTILES GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
      • BA2 CLASS READING - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - KNITTING AS ART GROUP SEMINAR PRESENTATION
    • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY >
      • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - WEAVING AS POLITICAL SYMBOL
      • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - THE FEMALE TRADITION OF TEXTILES
      • BA2 CLASS VISUALS - TEXTILES IN SOCIETY - THE SUBVERSIVE STITCH
  • BA3 CLASS READINGS
    • BA3 CLASS READING - THE FIVE STAGES OF REFLECTIVE WRITING
  • THEORY READINGS AND VISUALS (GENERAL REFERENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR RESEARCH)
    • THEORY READING - WHY STUDY FASHION?
    • THEORY READING - WHAT IS A THEORY?
    • THEORY READING - INTRODUCTION TO BA1 FASHION THEORY
    • THEORY READING - FASHION CYCLES (CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION, TRICKLE-DOWN/UP/ACROSS)
    • THEORY READING CLASS VISUALS - FASHION CYCYES (CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION, TRICKLE-DOWN/UP/ACROSS)
    • THEORY READING - KEY TERMS IN FASHION THEORY
    • THEORY READING - TEXTILE METAPHORS
  • FICTION READINGS (FOR WHEN YOU ARE BORED)
    • FICTION READING - ELIZABETH JANE HOWARD'S 'THE BEAUTIFUL VISIT'
    • FICTION READING - ANITA BROOKNER'S 'PROVIDENCE'
    • FICTION READING - RUMER GODDEN'S 'BLACK NARCISSUS'
    • FICTION READING - THE BROTHERS GRIMMS' 'HOW SOME CHILDREN PLAYED AT SLAUGHTERING'
    • FICTION READING - THOMAS HARDY'S 'JUDE THE OBSCURE' - THE PIG SLAUGHTERING (NOT FOR VEGETARIANS OR THE FAINTHEARTED)
    • FICTION READING - THE BROTHERS GRIMMS' 'RUMPELSTILTSKIN'
    • FICTION READING - GREEK MYTHOLOGY'S 'THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR'
    • FICTION READING - GREEK MYTHOLOGY'S 'PROKNE AND PHILOMELA'
    • FICTION READING - DAWN FRENCH'S 'A TINY BIT MARVELLOUS'
  • MATHS READINGS (FOR WHEN YOU ARE REALLY BORED)
    • MATHS READING - PI (FOR GEEKS)
    • MATHS READING - ON LABOUR'S PROPOSAL TO MAKE MATHS COMPULSORY POST-16 (HE'S GOT A POINT)
    • MATHS READING - WHY WE NEED PYTHAGORAS (WHAT DOES LILY ALLEN KNOW?) ​
    • MATHS READING - FORMULA FOR WORKING OUT AGATHA CHRISTIE WHODUNNIT (I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOL)
    • MATHS READING - ORDER AND PATTERN AS THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING (ARTY) ​
    • MATHS READING - WRITER SHIRLEY CONRAN'S MATHS EBOOK FOR GIRLS (I FAILED MATHS TWICE)
    • MATHS READING - RELATIVITY VERSUS QUANTUM MECHANICS (I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD SOME OF THIS)
    • MATHS READING - WHY WE SHOULD ALL LEARN COMPUTER CODING (VERY LONG... IF YOU MANAGE TO GET TO THE END OF IT I WILL BUY YOU A DRINK)
    • MATHS READING - DO WE REALLY NEED MATHS? (SAYS IT ALL)
    • MATHS READING - THE 'BEAUTY' OF EINSTEIN (I LOST THE WILL TO LIVE)
  • MY RESEARCH BLOGS AND RESEARCH PINTEREST
  • MY REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
  • DYSLEXIA (INCLUDES THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION ADULT CHECKLIST)
  • ARE YOU STRESSED?
    • ARE YOU STRESSED? - WRITERS' BLOCK
    • ARE YOU STRESSED? - MANAGING STRESS
    • ARE YOU STRESSED? - PINTEREST FOR STRESS
  • TO DO
  • REFERENCES
  • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES PROGRAMME - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES PROJECT BRIEF - GLOBAL FASHION AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURING REPORT 2014-15
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL - INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS - THE ALTERNATIVE PROJECT BRIEF
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL - PEST AND CSR
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL - ETHICS AND DISSERTATION
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS READING - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL - GLOBALIZATION ​
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS READING - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL - ENVIRONMENTAL
    • BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS READING - GLOBAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL - ETHICAL
  • THE REFERENCING TEST
  BCOT BA Textiles for Fashion
Historical and Theoretical Studies theory classes and readings.

BA2 BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS - THE ALTERNATIVE PROJECT BRIEF 


AIMS

1. To consider different types of journalism as an introduction to the original PROJECT BRIEF (any of these examples could be used as a focus for your writing...)
  • Reporting
  • Opinion
  • Personal column
  • Photo journalism

2. To consider how the examples of journalism to be discussed relate to the CSR issues of
  • Working conditions
  • The environment
  • Trade

3. Group work

​4. To relate the above to the original PROJECT BRIEF

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

http://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com

NEWS STORY OF THE WEEK

http://newsstoryoftheweekblog.tumblr.com

INTRODUCTION -  EXAMPLES OF JOURNALISM FROM THE GUARDIAN

Reporting and opinion
  • http://www.theguardian.com/business/retail
  • http://www.theguardian.com/fashion

This sort of writing is similar to a critical research report or dissertation.

Personal column writing
  • http://www.theguardian.com/profile/hadleyfreeman

This is a subjective, personal style of writing.


Photo journalism
  • http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/series/guardian-picture-essay

This is similar to a PowerPoint presentation.

1. REPORTING (AND CSR?)

Anti Islamic fashion
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'Former fashion mogul Pierre Bergé has lashed out at designers who create Islamic clothing and headscarves, accusing them of taking part in the “enslavement of women”.

The French businessman was for many years the life and business partner of designer Yves Saint Laurent, who died in 2008. Together they founded YSL.

Bergé took aim at the big fashion chains that have followed the Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana in catering specifically to the Muslim market.

“I am scandalised,” the 85-year-old told French radio station Europe 1 on Wednesday.

“Creators should have nothing to do with Islamic fashion. Designers are there to make women more beautiful, to give them their freedom, not to collaborate with this dictatorship which imposes this abominable thing by which we hide women and make them live a hidden life.

“These creators who are taking part in the enslavement of women should ask themselves some questions.”

He declared: “Renounce the money and have some principles.”

Earlier this year Dolce & Gabbana became the first major western brand to openly aim at capturing a corner of the Islamic fashion market – estimated to be worth $260bn (£180bn) – with its abaya range. It included 14 abayas or ankle-length dresses, which it matched with embroidered headscarves and hijabs.

The Swedish giant H&M followed their lead, using a veiled Muslim woman in its advertising campaign, with the Japanese brand Uniqlo earlier this month announcing it would begin selling hijabs in its London stores.

Marks & Spencer has also put its toe in the water, marketing full-body “burkini” swimming costumes in its online store.' (Agence France-Presse. 2016).

2. OPINION (AND CSR?)

Muslim fashion marketing
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'Global brands are waking up to the massive opportunities of the worldwide Muslim market but many still misunderstand or ignore the potential of a burgeoning sector that is young, highly educated and collectively has enormous spending power....

Janmohamed said Muslim consumers broadly fell into two groups: futurists and traditionalists. Futurists combined faith and modernity. “They’re proud to express their Muslim identity, but are also brand-conscious and brand-loyal. They are open to the world, very tech-savvy and very engaged in social media.” Futurists – also described as “Generation M” – were younger and had influence disproportionate to their numbers, she added.

​Navid Akhtar, chief executive of the Islamic television production company Alchemiya, sketched out a similar group, which he dubbed global urban Muslims, or “gummies”. They were “hyperdiverse, spiritual rather than Religious-with-a-capital-R, educated, transnational – their family may be originally from Pakistan but now could be scattered across Canada, South Africa and the UK – they have a high disposable income, and the vast majority are English speakers.”

A key subset of gummies was “mipsters” - Muslim hipsters, aged between 16 and 24, whose hallmarks were identity, image, fashion, friendship and education, he added.' (Sherwood, 2016).

3. PERSONAL COLUMN WRITING (AND CSR?)

Kanye West and street style
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' "I have heard that 'street style' is now the ultimate fashion trend. But what does that actually mean?" 
Tamsin, by email

Excellent question, Tamsin! Yes, it has been a mighty changing of the guard at Chateau Fashion, with chic now officially out and dressing like you just fled from a burning-down JD Sports in...

I admit, I worried when Kanye announced he was branching out into fashion. “Pourquoi, Kanye, pourquoi?” I cried. The path is littered with the corpses of music people who thought they could do fashion because they, like, really love clothes, yeah? For every Victoria Beckham, Gwen Stefani and Puff Daddy/Diddy/Whatever, there are a million Chris Kirkpatricks, Lily Allens and Pete Wentzes.

Moreover, the timing somewhat concerned me. As happy as I am for West’s marital contentment, I’ll be honest: I wasn’t entirely certain whether marrying into a family so narcissistic they take selfies while driving one another to prison would be so good for West’s already fragile sense of reality. And, frankly, judging from his recent Twitter output I don’t think I was so wrong in my concerns. But about his fashion, it seems I was about as off the mark as the rest of West’s boring critics.

Oh, make no mistake, the Yeezy line is utterly absurd. West is, for some reason, very taken with flesh-coloured Lycra and camel toe (those two things are not unrelated), which I don’t understand and you don’t understand and we don’t need to. What is worth examining, though, has been his endorsement of what I can only describe as “dystopian sportswear”: baggy tracksuit trousers, jumpers with holes in them, sweatshirts with frayed hems. In short, sports clothes that look as if they’ve been in a fire. How I groaned when I first saw this hot mess – only for that hot mess now to be the only look that matters in fashion...

And actually, I think this is right. I shouldn’t get every fashion trend – I’m a 37-year-old woman, whose idea of good night involves my sofa and re-runs of Parks and Recreation. Frankly, I’d be worried about fashion if I was on its bleeding cutting edge.

So, no, I don’t get it and I’m not even going to try to explain it. But my main takeaway is how pleased I am that my man West has, once again, proven himself to be on the money. And even if I actually preferred how Kim Kardashian used to dress before her husband started putting her in horrible, weird clothes, the real point here is that West was right and everyone else, including me, was wrong. In your FACE, me!' (Freeman, 2016).

4. PHOTO JOURNALISM (AND CSR?)

Art fashion boutique
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'New York is a city where everything has a price tag – except at the Inutilious Retailer. The new boutique is the invention of photographer Adrian Wilson, who brings shoppers together to create one-of-a-kind art that costs nothing more than their time...

Wilson doesn't keep regular opening hours: a sign on the door reads May Be Open or Could Be Closed. The only things on display inside this white s
pace, lit by a giant barcode and and displaying a slot machine from 1929, are items of clothing made by previous guests. If a customer likes something, a recorded voice asks them to pull the slot machine's lever to try and get it. A mirror on the wall above rotates and they are invited into the back of the shop, which is behind a fake wall.

Inside the workshop, guests are shown 1,000 19th-century fabric stamps that Wilson collected from warehouses in his hometown, Manchester.

Guests are then invited to select a new piece of clothing, sourced from the Salvation Army, to make a print on, creating a new and unique garment. They leave this behind as payment for their chosen item.

The shoppers are photographed with both their new creation and the item of clothing they want to take home with them. They are emailed a photo of the person who made their garment and, later, get to find out who chose what they made, creating a chain of previously unconnected people. 'It's like an indoor Burning Man/Occupy Wall Street," says Miller.' (​'
Welcome to the New York store with nothing to sell – in pictures',
2016).

5. SEE ALSO DRAPERS

The original PROJECT BRIEF asks you to base your writing on Drapers

http://www.drapersonline.com

You need to subscribe to the online version but Facebook and Twitter will be free...

https://www.facebook.com/Drapersonline/

https://twitter.com/Drapers (@Drapers)


THE ORIGINAL PROJECT BRIEF (SEE PROJECT BRIEF - GLOBAL FASHION AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURING REPORT 2014-15, FOR THE FULL BRIEF)

Research

Create a professionally presented research folder containing all your sources of information about the global fashion and textile manufacturing industry. This can be in the form of relevant fashion journal articles, newspaper coverage and internet down loads but there must be clear written evidence and highlighting on each piece which shows your thought processes, ideas and how you may want to use them in your report...

Present your annotated research in a professional folder. 


Report

Either

 
Write a feature for the trade journal Drapers investigating particular issues involved in the changing face of international fashion and textile manufacturing relating to key environmental and ethical issues. 

This is a journal report, so layout, visual interest and written style is also important. It is aimed at readers who are fashion industry professionals so make sure that your tone is informative and appropriate - minimum 1500 words 

A journal report of at least 1500 words supported by images.

This is a magazine report, so layout, visual interest and written style is also important. It is aimed at readers who are fashion industry professionals so make sure that your tone is informative and appropriate. 

Or

Create a PowerPoint presentation covering key environmental and ethical challenges that the fashion and textiles manufacturing industry are facing in today’s society: imagine you are presenting at a fashion summit conference to an informed audience of fashion industry professionals. Support your presentation with word processed notes. 



A PowerPoint presentation supported by written notes. Imagine you are presenting at a fashion summit conference to an informed audience of fashion industry professionals. 
ASSESSMENT

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The learning outcome which is important for the assessment of the GLOBAL FASHION AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURING REPORT is 

Examine and interpret key environmental and ethical issues in the international trade and production of fashion and textiles

The  GLOBAL FASHION AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURING REPORT will be assessed on:
  • SELF-MANAGEMENT - RESEARCH FILE 
  • HISTORICAL, TECHNICAL and SOCIAL - general background contextualisation 
  • ​ANALYSIS and EVALUATION comprehension of key issues, audience and style of writing 
  • REFERENCING and PRESENTATION - Harvard referencing and final presentation and visual layout

​

REFERENCES

Agence France-Presse (2016) 'French fashion mogul Pierre Bergé hits out at 'Islamic' clothing', The Guardian 30 March [Online]. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/mar/30/fashion-mogul-pierre-berge-hits-out-at-islamic-clothing (Accessed 10 April 2016).

Freeman, H. (2016) 'How did street style become the ultimate fashion trend?', The Guardian 10 April [Online]. Available: http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/apr/10/issey-miyake-45-years-at-the-forefront-of-fashion (Accessed 10 April l2016).

Sherwood, H. (2016) 'Muslim Lifestyle Expo in London highlights largely untapped market', The Guardian 7 April [Online]. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/07/muslim-lifestyle-expo-london-global-brands-spending-power (Accessed 10 April 2016).

'Welcome to the New York store with nothing to sell – in pictures' (2016) The Guardian 8 April [Online]. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2016/apr/08/new-york-store-nothing-to-sell-in-pictures-the-inutilius-retailer-adrian-miller (Accessed 10 April 2016).

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