The evolution of a discipline
A transformative chapter in fashion studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13015014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Pedroni (0000-0003-1040-5098, University of Ferrara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-16 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Fashion Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2051-7106 • E-ISSN: 2051-7114 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/infs_00125_2 |
| OpenAlex | W4409150063 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 36 |
This editorial reflects on the transformative trajectory of fashion studies, highlighting key developments over the past decade. Initially dismissed as a trivial field, fashion studies has evolved into a critical interdisciplinary domain, interrogating fashion’s intersections with social, cultural and economic structures. Through the lens of the International Journal of Fashion Studies , this evolution is examined across thematic trends such as decolonization, sustainability, digitalization and intersectionality. Decolonial approaches have critiqued Eurocentric frameworks, amplifying pluralistic narratives and interrogating power dynamics in global fashion systems. Digitalization, meanwhile, has reshaped the methodologies and paradigms of the discipline, examining its impact on production, consumption and representation. Sustainability remains a central concern, urging the field to navigate its complexities beyond neo-liberal framings. This editorial also reflects on interdisciplinarity as a cornerstone of fashion studies, embracing methodologies from sociology, anthropology, digital humanities and material culture studies. Fashion is no longer perceived as mere ‘surface’ but as an autonomous object of inquiry, essential for understanding identity, power and modernity. The Journal’s future lies in sustaining these critical engagements, enriching fashion’s place in global academia
Epistemology · Pedagogy · Sociology · Transformative learning · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Philosophy
Geographies of Fashion and Style
B(l)ending research methods
Decolonial fashion ethnography
Handcraft as luxury in Bangladesh
Against abstract universalisms in fashion theory
Reflections on blending garment analysis with wardrobe interviews
Fashioning DIY digital archives
The emergence of French Vogue
Decolonizing fashion [studies] as process
Re-presenting the body in fashion exhibitions
Cyber warfare’ in style
Divas and dynamos
Entanglement, affect and experience
Multi-sensory methods
Expressing lookism on YouTube fashion channels
Eccentric fashions
The power structure of the fashion industry
How to dress up in Eretz Israel, 1880s–1948
Less is more
Fashion as a cultural analysis object
She just does not fit in here’
Spinning a sustainable yarn
Moda Negra, past and present
Narratives of clothing
A decade of challenges and possibilities
Patching sites, patching data
Sizing up the body
Fashion as a site for memory
Defining defashion
Fabricating black modernity
Social justice movements in the expansion of the Afro-Brazilian fashion market
Mediatization and Digital Media in the Field of Fashion
Fashion futures and critical fashion studies
New materialism
Bridging the Gap
Fashion
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |