1 - Fashion and contemporaneity: Fashion in the 21st century / Fashion Brands. Luxury and High Street / Fast-Fashion revolution / Times, Places and Forms: the capitals of fashion, fashion shows, street style / Fashion Editors vs Influencers. Fashion through old and new media
2 - Fashion and Social Sciences. "I buy therefore I am": Beyond the dress. The meaning of fashion in society / Why do we buy? / Anatomy of a trend / Status and aspirations. Logo and meaning
3 - Love for Luxury, I don't need it but I crave for it. Marketing in fashion: Luxury. From vice to marketing tool, history and evolution of the term / The magic of marketing. I don't need it but I crave it / The art of selling dreams. Economic and emotional value / A front row seat. New media and diffusion of fashions
4 - What women Want. Branding and communication: For the love of the brand. Identity, values and traditions / Style star. The creative director / The power of celebrity. Hollywood stars, Royals and power stylists / Haute couture and high street a possible match / Identity on sale: Communication and promotion in the world of image
5 - It's a Mall World. Retailing and shopping temples: A concise history of shopping. From department stores to omnichannel / Merchandising and consumption / Archistar and brand image / The temples of fashion
6 - Online fashion. Seeing is wanting: Internet and social media. The creative consumer / Shopping without borders / Real vs Virtual. The sunset of the fashion elite
7 - New frontiers: fashion psychology, ethics and sustainability
8 - Conclusions: Is fashion "out of fashion?"