Liz Barnes is currently the Head of Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research has been widely published on fashion marketing and fast fashion in particular and has guest-edited two special issues of the Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. More recently Liz has published research in the areas of fashion consumer behaviour, omnichannel customer journey, eWOM, fashion influencers, social media marketing, luxury fashion, modesty fashion and country of origin and its implications for fashion. Laura Costin is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader BA (Hons) Fashion Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University. Prior to working in higher education, she worked in industry for various global fashion businesses in Marketing, Social Media and PR, and has over 10 years of industry experience. Her research interests focus on the evolution of influencer marketing and she is a fellow at the Chartered Management Institute and the Higher Education Academy.