PhD thesis by Arife Dila Demir. Copy edited by Michael Haagensen (PapersEdited). This was a deeply personal and original thesis that was also quite challenging personally. I real pleasure to be involved in Dila’s research project.
PhD Dissertation – The research subject of the dissertation is handbags, the importance of which as a fashion accessory and status object has grown so much in the last decade that the handbag has changed from a functional utility item to a portable manifestation. The focus of the research is the construction and communication of…