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Welcome to Fashion Marketing. by Dr. Satyendra Singh Professor, Marketing and International Business University of Winnipeg Canada s.singh@uwinnipeg.ca https://abem.uwinnipeg.ca https://www.abem.ca/conference. Need for Clothing. Need for clothing Culture Personality. Marketing convinces
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Welcome to Fashion Marketing byDr. Satyendra SinghProfessor, Marketing and International BusinessUniversity of WinnipegCanadas.singh@uwinnipeg.cahttps://abem.uwinnipeg.cahttps://www.abem.ca/conference
Need for clothing Culture Personality Marketing convinces consumers the worth of fashion
Fashion: the Debate Why do we need fashion? Why do we need to make statements? Some people do not like it 16thcentury concept noble blood It indicates social and economic status; separates you from mass Substance is more important than style May hamper productivity at work It is business because fashion means more expensive You can be easily influenced by peers and marketing Other love fashion to its core Life is too short If fashion makes people confident, beautiful, handsome, is it wrong? It is a happy product and with positive experience It is about beauty and appreciation you’re sad; we’re happy people
Fashion Apparel Categories Outer wear: Coats, jackets, sweater… Career wear: Suites, formal wear… Sports/Active wear: May be loose or tight Evening wear: Informaldepends Uniform Inner wear Bridal wear Children wear Maternity wear Accessories: Belts, scarfs, hats, headwear, neckwear 4-6 lines per year: Typically produces in women’s apparel category
Fashion Apparel Manufacturing 1890-1950s: ↑ RTW industry: Ready to wear 1920s:Flapper-style design new, young, free 1960s:Hippy style, t-shirt, hip, grown beard and hairs 1980:Quick Response Strategy to meet fashion demand Time between fibre production and saleable product Technology advancement ↑Partnership, Better resources allocation Shorter business cycle fashion (it should change) Couture:Hand sewing, ↑expensive fabric than RTW Haute Couture: High sewing, small quantity, measurement based for each client, fit (body scanned measurement), refine fabric, expensive.Fitting is very important for this segment.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) NAICS 313: Textile mills NAICS 314: Textile product mills NAICS 315: Apparel manufacturing NAICS 316: Leather and allied product manufacturing
Sources of Fashion? Historic inspiration: Queen, Napoleon… 1960s: Above-the-knee skirts 1970s: Retro look reminiscent of 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s Ethnic inspiration Kimono, Saree, African hairstyle Celebrity(film/sports) Jennifer Lopez, Serena Williams Politicians:Gandhi, Gaddafi, Mandela, Modi, Diana… Size/cut/pattern: tie, skirt, trousers…(narrow, wide, bowtie, floral, regimental, solid color Color inspiration:What is fashionable color? Who dictates it? How is it forecast? Other: Magazine, National Flags, Economic Development, Weather (Material impacts consumer spending and consumer behavior)
Oversize as Fashion!Blackwell was the firstto design plus-size fashionsand to useAfrican American model
Political/Fashion/Culture Statement… Tymoshenko, Ukarine Indira Gandhi, India
Brands and USPUnique Selling propositions Manolo Blahnic (shoes): High heel Calvin Klein (jeans): Tight-fittingyoung, hip Ralph Lauren (quality): Classic image Dior (skirts): Longer and clinched waist feminine WW II GAP (color): Changed the concept of color Khakhi Prada (fashion): Trendy look Jimmy Choo (shoes): Style and color Tommy Hilfiger (apparel): Easy by but fashionable living Christian Louboutin: Colorful shoes, something to talk about, specially for boys
Brands and Taglines Benetton United colors of Benetton eBay Love to shop? Fossil What vintage are you? H&M Fashion for the future JC Penny Everyday matters Macy’s The magic of Macy’s
Role of Color in Fashion Staple Colors Black, navy, white and beige seen continuously, season after season Pendleton jackets: navy and green tartan to match future purchase Fashion Colors Appears less frequently over time changes from season to season cannot match with future purchases Color variation: orange red, blue red or magenta Fashion color cycle is short some fashion color sell more than others USA: dark red, red wine color popular (Orange is less popular) EU: Olive green is popular Africa and Asia: Ethnic colors