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Fashion Highlight is an academic journal dedicated to research in the field of fashion design, with a perspective that investigates both the conception, design, production and communication of the fashion product, and its cultural, aesthetic and technological implications. Fashion is a constantly evolving sector, capable of reflecting and influencing the transformations of society through design, innovation and experimentation. 

The journal welcomes studies that explore fashion design in its many forms: from the design and production of fabrics, garments and accessories, to the analysis of applied materials and technologies, to connections with related disciplines that enrich the sector, such as communication, economics and social sciences. Although rooted in the field of fashion design, Fashion Highlight recognises the value of transdisciplinary intersections, welcoming contributions that broaden the understanding of fashion as a cultural, economic and technological phenomenon.

 

Fashion Highlight is indexed in Scopus
ISSN: 2975-0466 [Online]

 

OPEN CALL FOR PAPERS

PROSPERITY FASHION 2027
International Conference (Università degli Studi di Firenze, 9-12 February 2027)
FROM DOUBTING TO PROMISING
Abstract submission deadline: 31 May 2026

 

Issue 8 (2026)
DIGITAL DESIGN & BEYOND: RETHINKING CRITICAL DIGITAL FASHION TRAJECTORIES

Guest Editors: Daria Casciani and Natalia Kataila
Full papers deadline: 31 May 2026

Current IssueNo SI2 (2026): Special Issue RHITA Reshaping Italian Fashion

Published 9 March 2026

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Table of Contents

Editorial

Reshaping from Within: Italian Fashion at the Intersection of Heritage, Circularity and Digital Transformation
Chiara Scarpitti, Alessandra Spagnoli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-4033

Essays

Expanded Materiality in the RHITA Ecosystem: Towards a Manifesto for Intra-Active Fashion
Chiara Scarpitti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3956
Between fragmentation and circularity: design directions for the transition of Italian fashion
Alessandra Spagnoli
30-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3942
Digital and Interactive Platforms as networking and data-sharing tool
Michela Carlomagno, Francesco Izzo, Rosanna Veneziano
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3946
Mapping Campania’s Fashion Heritage: Archives and Museums
Ornella Cirillo, Andrea Chiara Bonanno
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3916
Archiving and reactivating Made in Italy: Operational definitions, Mapping actions. The research activities at the IUAV University of Venice
Gabriele Monti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3909
(Re)Activating Fashion Design and Production Sources: Exploring Italian Fashion Heritage through Digital and Participatory Practices
Alessandra Varisco
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3923
Paths of Transformation: Shaping the Future of Italian Fashion
Andrea Quartu, Paolo Franzo, Elisabetta Cianfanelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3913
Waste Ecologies. Circular Pathways Reshaping Italian Fashion Manufacturing
Margherita Tufarelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3940
Reshaping fashion towards inclusion and social responsibility
Annamaria Recupero, Giuseppe De Filpo, Patrizia Marti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3922
Creativity and Responsibility in the Italian Fashion System: Insights from the Leather Goods and Tanning Supply Chain
Edoardo Brunello
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3934
The Yamamay Reloaded case study: Upcycling and Shared Value in support of the Italian Fashion System
Roberto Liberti, Luigi Chierchia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3917
Wellness Textiles: Regeneration of local production systems for integrated applications in the textile sector
Maria Antonietta Sbordone, Carmela Ilenia Amato, Marco D’Antuono, Simone Martucci
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3918
Understanding fashion consumption between sustainable intentions and actual behaviour
Gabriela Fabro Cardoso, Valeria Iannilli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3926
RHITA Glossary: Words to Navigate the Future of Fashion
Raffaele La Marca, Michela Musto, Annarita Bianco
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/fh-3912
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