Fashion and Tourism

A research line devoted to explore the many relationships between Fashion and Tourism, which involve oftentimes also the fields of Heritage and Sport.

Books & Reports
- Cantoni, L., Stefanovic, I., & Ventura, G. (2025), Fashion and Cultural Tourism – Connecting Creators, Businesses and Destinations, UN Tourism & USI, Madrid, DOI: https://doi.org/10.18111/9789284426287.
- Tosi, A. & Cantoni, L. (2023). Fashion, Sport, Tourism, ETS edizioni, Pisa (Italia) [in Italian and English].
- Gravari-Barbas, M., & Sabatini, N. (Eds.). (2023). Fashion and Tourism: Parallel Stories. Emerald Publishing Limited. Leeds, 1-392. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-5043202426
Articles / Papers / Chapters
- Karamalak, O., Khidoyatova, M., & Cantoni, L. (2025). Communicating Heritage in Haute Couture. The Сase of Ulyana Sergeenko’s Spring-Summer 2021 Collection. Slavonica, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617427.2025.2485515
- Liu, J., Cantoni, L. (2024). European Luxury Fashion Brand Websites for the Chinese Market. An Explorative Study on Localization. In: Marcus, A., Rosenzweig, E., Soares, M.M. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. HCII 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14712. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61351-7_7
- Noris, A., & Cantoni, L. (2024). “The Good Italian”: Fashion Films as Lifestyle Manifestos. A Study Based on Thematic Analysis and Digital Analytics. Fashion Theory, 28(2), 151-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/1362704X.2024.2323363
- Piancazzo, F., Noris, A., Sabatini, N., & Cantoni, L. (2024). Italy, an Extraordinary Commonplace? Stereotypes and Imaginaries of Italianness in Online Communication by Fashion Brands. Fashion Theory, 28(5–6), 755-787. https://doi.org/10.1080/1362704X.2024.2379996
- Succi, C., Nobile, T.H., Cantoni, L., & Tardini, S. (2024). Learning in Pyjamas: What Their Use of Webcams Reveals about Students’ Self-Presentation in Online Learning Activities. Interacting with Computers, 36(6), 398–405. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwae033
- Stachel, C., Gerber, R., & Cantoni, L. (2024). Swissness in a Heritage Fashion Brand: The Case of Bally. In P. Hrubec & M. Heinrich (Eds.), Shoes and Clothing in History 2024: Proceedings from the 10th International Conference, Zlín 14th to 15th November 2024 (43-48). Museum of South East Moravia in Zlín
- Cantoni, L. (2023). Abito e confraternite: alcune riflessioni introduttive. Annuario di Storia Religiosa della Svizzera Italiana, II, 275-294
- Cantoni, L., Stachel, C., Sabatini, N. (2023). Fashion, Sport and Tourism: An itinerary in their shoes. In Tosi & Cantoni. Fashion, Sport and Tourism, 56-76
- Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (2023). Fashion and Tourism: Parallel Stories of Two Dream Marvels. In Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (Ed.) Fashion and Tourism (Tourism Social Science Series, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-504320230000026001
- Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (2023). “Fashion and Tourism”, Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (Ed.) Fashion and Tourism (Tourism Social Science Series, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-504320230000026001
- Permatasari, P. A., Ningrum, F. U., Uriawan, W., & Cantoni, L. (2023). More Than Words: Evaluating iWareBatik Digital Technologies in the Perspective of Heritage Tourism. In L. Bassa (Ed.), Combining Modern Communication Methods With Heritage Education (47-68). IGI Global.
- Sabatini, N. and Cantoni, L. (2023). Linking Fashion and Tourism. From Body to Clothing and Lifestyle. In Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (Ed.) Fashion and Tourism (Tourism Social Science Series, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 33-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-504320230000026003
- Stachel, C., Cantoni, L. (2023). When Shoe Heritage is on Display. In: Sabatini, N., Sádaba, T., Tosi, A., Neri, V., Cantoni, L. (eds) Fashion Communication in the Digital Age. FACTUM 2023. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38541-4_27
- Visentin, C. (2023). “Inventing the Summer”, Gravari-Barbas, M. and Sabatini, N. (Ed.) Fashion and Tourism (Tourism Social Science Series, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-504320230000026002
- Permatasari, P. A., & Kalbaska, N. (2022). Digital technologies for communicating fashion heritage. In Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media, 60-75. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Permatasari, P. A. & Cantoni, L. (2021) Participatory Design to Create Digital Technologies for Batik Intangible Cultural Heritage. In: Soares M.M., Rosenzweig E., Marcus A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design for Diversity, Well-being, and Social Development. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12780. Springer, Cham.
- Permatasari, P. A. & Cantoni, L. (2019). Indonesian Tourism and Batik: An online map. e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR), 16(2/3), 184-194
- Permatasari, P. A. & Cantoni, L. (2019). Mapping Mobile Apps on Batik: A Journey across Heritage and Fashion. In Fashion Communication in the Digital Age. FACTUM 19 Fashion Communication Conference, Ascona, Switzerland, July 21-26, 2019. Springer, 166-178
- Kalbaska, N., Ayala, E., & Cantoni, L. (2018). The Role of Tourism Destinations within the Online Presence of Fashion Weeks. Almatourism – Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development, 9(9), 87-114
Exhibitions
- Fashion, Sport, Tourism
- Climbing the highest point on earth. How Swiss footwear contributed to the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953
- Swissness and Fashion
- The Making of a Masterpiece. The Vestment of Don Nicola Mazza: from a female institute in 1800s Verona to “Heavenly Bodies” at the MET
- Habitus Fidei. Le vesti delle Confraternite: un cammino fra arte, storia e fede [The Robes of the Confraternities: A Journey through Art, History and Faith]
Websites / mobile apps
- www.iwarebatik.org
Events
- 29 November 2023, Fashion, Sport & Tourism, Lugano