Call for Papers:

Special Article Collection of Fashion and Textiles on

“Fashion and Gender”

Submission Deadline: June1, 2015

The Fashion and Textiles journal is a research journal that aims to advance knowledge and to seek new perspectives to fashion and textiles worldwide through publication of high quality original research articles, review papers, editorials, case studies, book reviews and letters to the editor. The scope of the journal includes the following four technical research divisions: textile science and technology, clothing science and technology, economics of clothing and textiles/fashion business, andfashion design and history.The journal is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special article collection on the topic of fashion and gender to be co-edited by Sharron J. Lennon and Jennifer Yurchisin.

As there are many phases to the formation of fashion from ideation, through production and consumption, and ending in disposal, there are many instances where gender issues are relevant. Gender can play a role in who is the real “designer” and who gets credit for the design ideas. Gender can play a role in color choices as some are reserved for men and others for women. There are gender issues within production (e.g., who does the sewing) as well as how clothing is sold (e.g., divisions of stores into men’s areas and women’s areas). There are also issues of gender in advertising (e.g., objectification of people, use of gay/lesbian imagery in advertising) as well as gender issues within consumption (e.g., shopping is women’s work). Under this topic there is the potential for historical inquiry, hard science approaches, cultural study, and social science approaches.

Topics for this special issue may include (but are not limited to) the following:

·         Issues of gender in apparel design

·         Historical views on gender in fashion

·         Subcultural style(s) and gender

·         Communicating gender identity

·         Gender, power, and fashion

·         Sexuality and fashion

·         Self-sexualization, fashion, and women

·         Sexualization of childhood

·         Male identity and fashion

·         Contesting gender difference in fashion

·         Bodies, body work, and gender

·         Gender comparisons in apparel consumption

·         Objectification and fashion

·         Body image issues and gender

·         The fashion workplace and gender issues

·         Gender equality within the fashion industry

·         Gender differences in consumer behaviors related to fashion (e.g., way-finding behaviors, motivation differences, technology adoption differences)

Full papers are due June 1, 2015. Papers are accepted only in English and formatted according to APA 6^th edition. Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; 150 word abstract; 3 to 5 keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual sheets); figure caption(s) (as a list).

For additional information on the style guide for authors please see the journal website at the following link: http://www.springer.com/materials/journal/40691

Each submission will undergo a double-blind review process. Submissions should be uploaded to http://www.editorialmanager.com/fate/. Please read the guide for authors before making a submission.Accepted papers will be published in late 2015 or early 2016. If you have questions concerning your submission, please contact Sharron Lennon (sjlennon@indiana.edu) or Jennifer Yurchisin(jlyurchi@uncg.edu).

Editor credentials

Sharron J. Lennon, Ph.D. is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Dr. Lennon served as Editor in Chief, Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, from July 2007 to September 2012. Prior to that time she served as co-editor ofAppearance and power, New York, NY: Berg (197 pages) with Kim Johnson (1999) as well as co-editor of Social science aspects of dress: New directions, Monument, CO:  ITAA (211 pages) with Leslie Burns (1993). In addition she has served as associate editor of Critical linkages in textiles and clothing subject matter: Theory, method, and practice. Monument, CO: ITAA (Susan Kaiser & Mary Lynn Damhorst (Eds.) (1991); as well as associate Editor for Home Economics Research Journal (1990-93) and for Clothing and Textiles Research Journal (1992-1993). Furthermore, she has served on numerous editorial boards and currently reviews for Journal of Interactive Marketing; Clothing and Textiles Research Journal; Fashion, Style, and Popular Culture; Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion, Journal of Business Research; Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Psychology & Marketing, and Body Image.

Jennifer Yurchisin, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Dr. Yurchisin has published refereed research articles in various journals, including the Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, and the Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. She has also served as a reviewer for these journals and as the co-chair for the consumer behavior research track at the annual conference of the International Apparel and Textile Association. Dr. Yurchisinalso co-authored a textbook, Fashion and the Consumer.