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Socially Responsible Fashion Practice: Looking Good and Feeling Good
Summary
This brief overview explores the concept of socially responsible fashion, focusing on how consumers balance looking stylish with making more sustainable clothing choices. It is a consumer behavior study not related to microplastics science.
Her research interests focus on cultures of consumption, and their interrelationship to consumer identity and consumption choices. Most recently, Dr. McNeill's work has focussed on overconsumption and sustainability
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