In a highly competitive global market, fashion designers and executives need state, federal, and international laws to protect their intellectual property— their brands and the products by which their customers recognize them. And because the design and marketing of fashion goods requires the collaboration of many professionals with different areas of expertise, written agreements are essential for the successful management of any fashion business. Fashion Law provides a guide to such vital issues as the application of copyright, patent, trademark, and trade dress protection; agreements for licensing, selling, and marketing fashion goods, domestically and abroad; and laws affecting treatment of employees, leasing of retail property, and international trade. Fashion law is an emerging legal specialty, and this text provides a foundation for fashion professionals and their legal advisors to work together effectively. View

Wear Your Chair is dedicated to the proposition that all design disciplines are created equal, and all of them should be fun. Students and aficionados will learn about design's overlap and how to look at the world without strict definitions. View