Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-92).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-54).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-l05).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1970. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [64]-68).

The research focuses on 'alternative' femininities through the participants' narratives about their clothing, appearance, and body modifications. It examines how these are used to signal continuing resistance to certain traditional notions about femininity and how this resistance links to wider discourses about gender, categorising traditional and unconventional femininities, and anxieties about the possibilities of ageing 'differently'. The research is empirically-based, with data collected via a leaflet and 'snowball sampling, using semi-structured taped interviews with twenty participants who self-identified as resisting traditional sorts of appearance associated with femininity. Interviews were carried out in South and West Yorkshire in 1997 and 1998. The study contributes to existing work in fashion theory and subcultural theory by bringing ideas about gender identities and resistance into relationship with theorising the body. The research is an analysis of narratives about femininities, and examines the many paradoxes and tensions managed by the participants in constructing and maintaining their appearance. The research found that resisting some elements of traditional femininity did not mean that the interviewees saw themselves as unfeminine and, in fact, they used 'recuperative' strategies in order to define themselves as feminine. The participants enjoyed many of the pleasurable aspects of femininity whilst also strongly disputing the idea that they were in any way 'fluffy' or 'girly'. Even though the women located themselves in discourses of non-conformity they simultaneously attempted to 'normalise' in other ways particularly when related to narrowing gendered boundaries of age.

Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010 / Wearing clothes such as the white shirt is a part of everyday life and history. In the 21st century, the persistence of the white shirt as a staple basic menswear garment is still apparent, and thus the focus of this range. The white menswear button- up shirt is not simply worn for any insignificant reason but may signify a number of associations, such as: purity, status, class, righteousness or it may even stand as a symbol of human rights. I would also want to add eco-consciousness to these meanings. As environmental awareness increases and the need to curb the effects of global warming becomes more pressing, the design-conscious and eco-conscious consumer plays a fundamental role in achieving this role.

M.Phil. (Leadership in Performance and Change) / Studies by numerous authors such as Damhorst, Jondle, and Youngberg (2005), Damhorst (2005), Hymowitz (2005), Miller-Spillman (2005), Peluchette, Karl, and Rust (2006), Rafaeli, Dutton, Harquail, and Mackie-Lewis (1997), Rafaeli and Pratt (1993), and Schmalz (2000a) have corroborated the belief that appearance and dress style are important and significant factors in a person’s career progression. This is because people are often judged on their outward appearance in the first four to 10 seconds of the first interaction. Additionally, the way women dress is scrutinised more than men because of pre-existing notions about what constitutes masculinity and femininity (Kalkowski & Fritz, 2004; Omair, 2009). Rarely are these first impressions changed, and often the decision for future interactions are made based on these first impressions. There may also be an impact on women’s career progression due to the opinions of their co-workers, partly based on the women’s dress style.

Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Fashion, Technikon Natal, 1995. / This study evaluated the programme content on tailoring of the National Diploma: Clothing Design and National Diploma: Clothing Management in terms of the needs of the clothing industry. The objective was to identify the critical factors needed for producing a manual on tailoring which could be used in a teaching environment. / M