1st Edition
Creativity and Innovation in the Fashion Business Contemporary Issues in Fashion Design and Product Development
Author’s Note vii
Acknowledgements ix
List of Figures xi
List of Tables xv
List of Contributors xvii
1 Introduction 1
Helen Goworek
2 Key Sources of Creative Inspiration in the Fashion Business 13
Helen Goworek
3 Technical Aspects of Innovation in the Fashion Business 46
Ruth Kelly and Helen Goworek
4 Applying Innovation Theory to the Fashion Business 78
Helen Goworek
5 Creativity and Innovation in Fashion Forecasting 113
Carol Cloughton
6 Sustainability and Innovation in the Fashion Business 141
Helen Goworek
7 Creativity and Innovation for Branded and Ready-to-wear Fashion 174
Erica Charles
8 Creativity and Innovation in the Mass Market Fashion Business 204
Fiona Bailey
Index 233
Biography
Helen Goworek PhD is Professor in Marketing and MSc Marketing Programme Director at Durham University, UK. Helen’s prior experience of working in the fashion industry in buying and design for retailers and manufacturers for several years influences her research in the fields of product development, retailing and sustainability.
Fiona Bailey is Programme leader in Fashion Management at De Montfort University, UK. Fiona’s research focuses on Gen Z’s online search behaviour and UX design strategies for fashion retailers. She has over 20 years experience in the fashion industry, as a buyer for one of the UK’s biggest retailers, Next, and as an entrepreneur, jointly setting up the award-winning, sustainable, girlswear brand Kingdom of Origin. She regularly contributes to BBC radio as a retail business expert and holds a BA in Business Management with languages from Edinburgh Napier University, UK and a MA in Design Management from De Montfort University, UK.
