What do you know about Italian fashion and design in Italy and the United States? Which cultural aspects of an Italian brand perform well abroad and why? What is the past, present, and future of Made-in-Italy? Moreover, what happens when a family-run business in Italian-made fashion or design has both local and global productions? Which cultural aspects of the brand perform well abroad and why? Which role plays Made-in-Italy sustainable fashion locally and globally? Made-in-Italy simultaneously shapes local identities and operates within a globalized transnational culture. In the struggle between local and global, Made-in-Italy fashion and design represent Italy’s identity abroad and its flexibility to change and adapt to different contexts. Yet, on the other, the global market tailors fashion according to the needs of different markets overseas.

Library guide available for this course with bibliography on books, journals, exhibitions, and resources on fashion and design (designed by Yvonne Boyer, Librarian for Art, French, & Italian, The Jean and Alexander Heard Library):

https://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/Italian1001-DDEugenio