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The locational choices and interregional mobilities of creative entrepreneurs within Canada’s fashion system

The locational choices and interregional mobilities of creative entrepreneurs within Canada’s fashion system
The locational choices and interregional mobilities of creative entrepreneurs within Canada’s fashion system
Although creative industries and creative talent have traditionally clustered in established global centres such as London and New York, new forms of independent production, digital technologies and mobilities are reshaping this landscape. Drawing on 87 interviews and participant observation, this paper considers whether independent fashion designers in Canada still need to locate in the established centres to realise their ambitions. It explores how these entrepreneurs choose a ‘home base’ for their operations and demonstrates how they mobilise three forms of mobility (temporary, mediated, virtual) to access opportunities and resources within Canada’s fashion system.
0034-3404
517-527
Brydges, Taylor
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Hracs, Brian
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Brydges, Taylor
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Hracs, Brian
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Brydges, Taylor and Hracs, Brian (2019) The locational choices and interregional mobilities of creative entrepreneurs within Canada’s fashion system. Regional Studies, 53 (4), 517-527. (doi:10.7892/boris.118528).

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Although creative industries and creative talent have traditionally clustered in established global centres such as London and New York, new forms of independent production, digital technologies and mobilities are reshaping this landscape. Drawing on 87 interviews and participant observation, this paper considers whether independent fashion designers in Canada still need to locate in the established centres to realise their ambitions. It explores how these entrepreneurs choose a ‘home base’ for their operations and demonstrates how they mobilise three forms of mobility (temporary, mediated, virtual) to access opportunities and resources within Canada’s fashion system.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 29 June 2018
Published date: 3 April 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 420905
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420905
ISSN: 0034-3404
PURE UUID: 41f840eb-d6af-41e7-8439-57eb9053cc0f
ORCID for Brian Hracs: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-6877

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Date deposited: 18 May 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 06:38

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Author: Taylor Brydges
Author: Brian Hracs ORCID iD

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