Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Final Project Step 3



Define Your Market and Also Your Identity

“A&F took basic garments and made them its own.”[1]

 The spin on my label is going to be simple. By having a simple style in loungewear, it will appeal to all women in my target market. By printing silly phrases or pictures onto the loungewear, it would appear to "little girl-like" and resemble Victoria's Secret's PINK line too much. By going with a simple style, it will appeal to all women and be distinguishable only by the label's small logo. 

 “The branding stories of Dolce & Gabbana have targeted those who may not normally be expected to enjoy high-quality fashions – the avant garde, bohemian, ethnically diverse, eccentric, unique, nontraditional, and unusual have been part of this duo’s success.”[2]

 For a company to be successful, it helps if the target market is diverse. The target market of my label includes ALL women from the ages of 20-40. This means women of different races, backgrounds, beliefs and opinions. Everyone woman needs loungewear!

 “The Vera Wang style became the epitome of wedding fashion, worn by numerous celebrities.”[3]

 When you take over a market that needs help, like wedding dresses for Vera Wang, it is easier to establish a brand. My label would be much like this because there is a definite need for cute, comfortable women’s lounge clothes. Victoria’s Secret offers fashion loungewear but otherwise, a customer is stuck at Target or Wal-Mart.

“I think that consistency in one’s image, whether fashionable or not, is important, as is determining the image that one is trying to project to one’s fans.”[4]

By choosing a simple style, it will be easy for my label, as well as myself representing the label, to remain constant with its signature fashions.

“Brini has accomplished this by creating a unique visual milieu.”[5]

 Much like Brini Maxwell, I will have to work to create a unique visual milieu. This will be done with my label’s clothes. The clothes will represent a busy woman who needs to relax at home.


[1] Brand/Story. Joseph Hancock. Chapter 6. Page 91.

[2] Brand/Story. Joseph Hancock. Chapter 4. Page 53.

[3] Brand/Story. Joseph Hancock. Chapter 5. Page 77.

[4] Brand/Story. Joseph Hancock. Chapter 7. Page 117

[5] Brand/Story. Joseph Hancock. Chapter 9. Page 145.

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