Naslov
Dressing as a form of Communication

Autori
Duić Loparić, Vedrana ; Bakić-Tomić, Ljubica ; Dvorski, Jasmina

Izvornik
Contemporary social sciences (0302-9298) 10 (2015), 2; 1-13

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Clothing communication, Fashion, Style of dress, Symbolic and semiotic functions of dress, The color in communication

Sažetak
This paper explores how people look at fashion and clothing in general. The idea that their appearance talks about their feelings, thoughts, belonging to certain groups, and the like is another reason for choosing this topic. The aim of this study was to explore how others think and whether there are significant differences between the sexes or between different age groups. Culture and way of dressing speaks about us and our lives. The paper is divided into several parts, and the processing threads started by defining communication and basic concepts related to work, such as fashion, style, dress code and sociology of fashion. After defining the basic concepts a theoretical framework followed for understanding these facts and function mode. For a better understanding of the situation the overview of the history of fashion and fashion in everyday life, where there was discussion about street styles, the business world, festivals and events, and colours as part of everyday life. Before the methodology and research we listed the present research on this subject, followed by the methodology and the research design of this graduate work in which all the elements were detailed. The study involved a total of 104 persons who are users of the social network Facebook, and that, through this network, in the period 15 to 26 December 2014, fulfilled the anonymous questionnaire.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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