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Machine Learning (ML) For Tracking the Geo-Temporality of a Trend: Documenting the Frequency of the Baseball-Trucker Hat on Social Media and the Runway

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Getman_cornell_0058O_10533.pdf (5.45 MB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/mfer-rr66
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/67455
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Author
Getman, Rachel Rose
Abstract

The study applied fine-grained Machine Learning (ML) to document the frequency of baseball-trucker hats on social media with images populated from the Matzen et al. (2017) StreetStyle-27k Instagram dataset (2013-2016) and as produced in runway shows for the luxury market with images populated from the Vogue Runway database (2000-2018). The results show a low frequency of baseball-trucker hats on social media from 2013-2016 with little annual fluctuation. The Vogue Runway plots showed that baseball-hats appeared on the runway before 2008 with a slow but steady annual increase from 2008 through 2018 with a spike in 2016 to 2017. The trend is discussed within the context of social, cultural, and economic factors. Although ML requires refinement, its use as a tool to document and analyze increasingly complex trends is promising for scholars. The study shows one implementation of high-level concept recognition to map the geo-temporality of a fashion trend.

Date Issued
2019-05-30
Keywords
trend visualization
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Artificial intelligence
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Fashion
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athleisure
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baseball hat
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deep-learning
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normcore
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machine learning
Committee Chair
Green, Denise N.
Committee Member
Bala, Kavita
Degree Discipline
Fiber Science and Apparel Design
Degree Name
M.A., Fiber Science and Apparel Design
Degree Level
Master of Arts
Type
dissertation or thesis

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