1st Edition

Creating Responsible and Inclusive Fashion Brand Narratives Theory and Practice

Edited By Emily Huggard Copyright 2026
176 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book introduces the theories and frameworks necessary to drive meaningful social change in fashion brand communication, illustrating their applications with examples of brands that prioritize social justice, decolonization, and environmental sustainability in their practices and communication strategies. Drawing on social, consumer, and cultural theories—such as Indigenous dress theory,... Read more

Preface

 

Acknowledgements

 

Part 1: Sustainability and Environmental Justice

 

Introduction to Part 1: Sustainable Fashion Communication

Emily Huggard

 

Chapter 1: The Evolution of Fashion Brand Narratives

Emily Huggard

 

Chapter 2: Decolonizing Fashion Brand Sustainability Narratives

Emily Huggard and Pramila Choudhary

 

Chapter 3: No Marketing: Communicating Commitment to Fair-trade Principles, the Environment, and Workers' Rights

Melody Serafino

 

Chapter 4: Mediatized Sustainability: Branded Digital Fashion Consumption
Daniel Drak

 

Part 2: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

 

Introduction to Part 2: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

Edward Salazar Celis and Emily Huggard

 

Chapter 5: Redefining Brand-Artisan Collaborations: Coloniality and Transformations in Latin American Fashion 

Edward Salazar Celis

 

Chapter 6: Walk in Beauty: Preserving Indigenous Cultural Heritage

Sariah Park and Bella Trigg

 

Chapter 7: Embodying the Fat Liberation Movement via Brand Narratives

Leila Kelleher

 

Chapter 8: Towards A Social Turn in Fashion: Insights from Socially Engaged Art

Jason Kass

 

List of Contributors

 

Index

Biography

Emily Huggard is Assistant Professor of Fashion Communication at Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.