Fashion Influences between Mothers and Daughters: Exploring Relationships of Involvement, Leadership, and Information Seeking

Kestler, Jessica L.; Paulins, V. Ann

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“…Previous consumer studies discussed that trust is one of the important elements contributing to fashion communication between mothers and daughters. In Kestler and Paulins’ () study, mothers’ trust in their daughters’ fashion knowledge was a key factor that led mothers to follow their daughters’ fashion advice. Ruvio et al () reported that the more mothers perceived their daughters’ expertise on fashion to be credible, the more they relied on their daughters as fashion role models.…”

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“…Most of them have focused on mothers’ fashion influence on daughters. The influence of daughters on mothers’ clothing consumption patterns has only just begun to garner researchers’ attention (Gavish, Shoham, & Ruvio, ; Kestler & Paulins, ; Ruvio, Gavish, & Shoham, ).…”

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“…Middle-aged women's desire for a youthful appearance leads them to look to their daughters for assistance in having a more youthful appearance. Daughters are considered important social role models for middle-aged mothers in the purchase of clothing or appearance management (Kestler & Paulins, 2014). Daughters provide fashion influence to their mothers through communication activities such as shared shopping experiences (Minahan & Huddleston, 2010).…”

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“…Daughters provide fashion influence to their mothers through communication activities such as shared shopping experiences (Minahan & Huddleston, 2010). In this context, we conceptualize fashion communication as mother-daughter shopping and clothing conformity from mother's perspective based on previous studies (Kestler & Paulins, 2014;Minahan & Huddleston, 2010).…”

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Understanding fashion communication between Korean middle‐aged mothers and daughters

Park

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Lee

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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Daughters can be considered important social role models for middle‐aged mothers in fashion communication such as the clothing purchase or conformity. This study explores antecedents (trust in daughters as fashion informants and internalized social pressure for appearance management) and outcomes (solidarity between mother and daughter, psychological well‐being of mother) of fashion communication (mother–daughter shopping, clothing conformity) between middle‐aged mothers and daughters. The data were collected using a self‐administered online survey of 307 middle‐aged Korean women between ages of 45 and 65. The result shows that mothers’ trust in daughters as fashion informants and internalized social pressure for appearance positively influence mother–daughter shopping and mothers’ clothing conformity to daughters. Next, mother–daughter shopping and mothers’ clothing conformity have a positive influence on the solidarity of mothers and daughters. When solidarity becomes stronger, the degree of the mothers’ psychological well‐being increases.

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2018

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“…As explained in the previous chapter, family and friends provide commentary on what to wear and specifically, mothers had an influence on what the women felt comfortable wearing. A plethora of research has studied the mother-daughter relationship and how it influences purchasing behavior (Minahan & Huddleston 2013, Minahan & Huddleston 2010, Kestler & Paulins 2014, indicating that this connection has a significant impact on conceptions of fashion and behaviors in the shopping process. As one study found, mothers did not necessarily dictate what women purchased, especially college-aged females; instead they were "monitoring appropriateness" of the outfits (Kestler & Paulins, 2014, p. 321).…”

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The role of fashion and fatshion blogging in college women's negotiation of identity

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Venise BerryBrian Ekdale iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would never have made it through this journey without my wonderful advisor, Gigi Durham. I am fully indebted to your consistent edits, advice, and guidance throughout this entire process and my time in graduate school. I would like to thank the other members of my committee, Venise Berry and Brian Ekdale, for your suggestions and ideas throughout this process. Next, Kajsa Dalrymple, for both your reassurance and those hot chocolate sessions that taught me so much about graduate school and myself.To Christina Smith and Tammy Walkner, who both cared and shared in all the "perils" of graduate school and thesis writing. I wish to acknowledge my family for all that you continue to do for me. Without your belief in me and your constant support, this thesis would not have been possible. Special thanks to Meg, who made me laugh through this entire progression and distracted me from all the worry and stress that comes with a writing project this large.Finally, thank you to all of the college women who shared their personal opinions and insecurities about their fashion experiences. It would have been impossible to have discovered all that was found without your blunt honesty and the, sometimes painful, memories you shared about blogging, fatshion, and body image. v ABSTRACT In recent years, the salience of obesity and body image in society has given rise to a "fat activist" movement dedicated to defending non-normative body types. The term "fat" has been reclaimed by the movement as a term of emancipation and defiance. This activism has extended to the online environment, in which groups who are ostracized for their bodies have taken to blogging as a form of resistance and expression. The so-called "fatshion" blogs have a growing audience, and there is a burgeoning scholarly literature on this phenomenon. The aim of this research was to investigate college-aged females who identify as "fat," who may or may not have been exposed to the online fatshion (fat fashion) market or blogs. Are these blogs being used as resources for these women? Do they even know these websites exist? Thus, the aim of this study was to discover how ideologies of fat activism play out among women who are consumers of plus-size fashions and may or may not engage with "fatshion" blogs.The main objective of this study was to find how plus-size women's fashion choices are shaped by the mediated and cultural discourses of the body and how these, in turn, influence their shopping experiences. By conducting semi-structured interviews, this thesis explored the personal thoughts and feelings of fat women in relation to fashion and fatshion blogging. Fatshion was studied through four theoretical lenses: as a counterdiscourse, as a place for identity construction, as a mode of gender performativity, and how fatshion is informed by intersectionality of race, class, and gender. Based on the interview data, the study found that the messages found on fatshion blogs have the potential to spark opposition in ways ...

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The hoarder, the oniomaniac and the fashionista in me: A life histories perspective on self‐concept and consumption practices

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Henninger

Stokoe

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J of Consumer Behaviour

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Increased negative media attention has focused on the environmental impacts the fashion industry has on the natural environment, thereby calling for solutions, focused on clothing purchase, use and end-of-life treatment. This research explores the relationship between consumers and their clothing consumption (from purchase through to disposal), through the lens of life histories, and thus exploring what impacts on end-of-life clothes treatment. The novelty of this study lies within connecting fashion consumption practices with the self-concept in the context of clothing consumption (pre-purchase through to disposal), from an individual's life history perspective. This qualitative enquiry utilised life histories, thereby conducting 20 indepth semi-structured interviews that were analysed through a grounded approach.Findings indicate that fashion consumption is heavily influenced by an individual's "self", in that those that have a positive perception of themselves have reduced shopping habits, whilst those with a negative perception increase them. Our results show that our participants go through various consumption practices (hoarder, oniomaniac, and "fashionista") that co-exist within them and are influenced by the individual's self. Our study calls for more intergenerational research exploring fashion consumption and disposal.

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Fashion Influences between Mothers and Daughters: Exploring Relationships of Involvement, Leadership, and Information Seeking

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Understanding fashion communication between Korean middle‐aged mothers and daughters

Understanding fashion communication between Korean middle‐aged mothers and daughters

The role of fashion and fatshion blogging in college women's negotiation of identity

The hoarder, the oniomaniac and the fashionista in me: A life histories perspective on self‐concept and consumption practices

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