While the importance of consumption of luxury goods as a mechanism accompanying
upwards movement in a social hierarchy has been well acknowledged, attention to the role …

Russia becomes the prime mover of the luxury world market. Whereas most of the studies on
luxury consumption focus on the context of Western countries, studies of the topic in Eastern …

This paper discusses how transnational consumer culture, specifically clothing fashion, is
adapted for the formation of local inter-ethnic relations in Estonia and how this practice has …

The article discusses representations of consumer culture in today's Estonia by elderly
urban consumers. The study, which draws on 30 original interviews with urban consumers …

In this dissertation, I examine issues of consumption," transition," and value in postsocialist
Bulgaria. Consumption is an arena where local values are expressed and contested by …

Consumer culture is a part of the everyday culture of almost every individual in any modern
society. It involves seemingly trivial practices such as shopping in a mall and more …

This paper explores ethnic majority consumption practices in immigrant economies. Drawing
on recent debates on cosmopolitanism, we focus on the question of how the use of …

A comprehensive study of the consumers' needs and demands, the patterns of their social
and cultural behavior are essential to the success of the modern luxury companies in their …

The global luxury market, with its tremendous appeal and unparalleled glamor, increasingly
captivates the attention of academicians and retail business analysts. Even though its …

This chapter discusses the lifestyle and the formation of class identity amongst the Russian
middle class by investigating its consumption of clothing. By drawing on ethnographic …