In Following the Fashion (1794), James Gillray caricatured a determine flattered by the quick- bodiced gowns then in style, contrasting it with an imitator whose determine shouldn’t be flattered. A ‘need’ differs from a shopper’s ‘want’ by the patron’s need to have a product or service that isn’t obligatory, the buyer just needs they’d it. 42 The success of a fashion company and the prediction of future trends relies on addressing its shoppers’ needs.
Whereas some institutions, similar to Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum (for Cotswold furniture) and, extra widely, the Arts and Crafts motion), the Judges’ Lodgings, Lancaster (for items by Gillows), acquire objects representing the historical past of their own local craft or industry, many different areas and elements of production are uncared for, with regional museums having to adopt ever more selective accumulating policies.
The long collection of acquisitions from international exhibitions within the nineteenth century had … Read More