All posts tagged fashion

Retro Ad of the Week: Christian Dior, Late 1970′s

Throughout the years, fashion brands have failed (at least in their print ads) to recognize that it is their consumers that own the brand. Usually you see a supermodel or an actress, clad in whatever brand is featured, and a line of copy about where the latest piece is available. This Dior ad stands out because [...]

Luxury Brands Rock Instagram

A recent study done by Simply Measured, a company specializing in social media analytics, reported that 40% of Top Brands (Interbrand’s Top 100) are using Instagram. What’s more, the most active brands on the list are luxury brands. It’s not surprising that brands like BMW, Hermes and Tiffany have found an affinity for a social media vehicle that centers around [...]

Lower Income Affluents: They’re Baaaack!

If you own or run a hotel, cookware company, fashion house, or a restaurant, you may be nodding your head in agreement. According to Unity Marketing, these are the places where spending has been up this year among what they call HENRYs (High Earners Not Rich Yet) — those with incomes from $100,000 to $249,000. [...]

Should Your Brand Go Retro?

The task of coming up with new promotions and marketing efforts can be a lot of fun. But when it comes down to it, the goal is to initiate programs that will ultimately be successful, whether that means gaining new customers or making more money. If you’re on the hunt for your brand’s next big [...]

Crowds in the Luxury Space “& Other Stories”

With this non-winter turning into spring, clothing retailers are finding their profits hurting from weak sales in boots and coats, and the pressure is on to make some gains. So brands are eyeballing those who are driving the growth in consumer spending – the affluent, of course. One retailer that’s poised to take make serious gains in this segment [...]

Can Luxury Brands Be Irreverent?

When I first started out as a young copywriter, I learned fast that when it came to luxury brands, there was a certain line that couldn’t be crossed. Irreverence was reserved for fun, young, grassroots brands. Luxury brands were to be given the white glove treatment. But as Gen X and Gen Y consumers unleash [...]

For Ann Taylor, Cyber Monday Becomes Make-Good Tuesday

Unless you were hiding under a rock somewhere, you probably heard that this past Monday (11/28/11) was what has come to be known as “Cyber Monday”. Generally speaking, it is the shopping holiday created by marketers to encourage people to shop online on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Since its inception in 2006, Cyber Monday has [...]

Versace at H&M: Mistake or Smart Move?

From the time Elizabeth Hurley wore That Dress to make Versace a household name to J-Lo’s more recent Jungle Dress and pretty much everything Sir Elton John wears, this brand has been the elite of high fashion for years. Now, Milan’s most revered fashion brand is heading to a mid-level retailer near you. H&M, the IKEA of fashion, will soon [...]

Why Luxury Department Stores Are Shaking in Their Designer Boots

When you compare notes between two of the most recent studies of affluent consumer behavior, you start to wonder about the future of the luxury department store. Unity Marketing’s latest survey revealed that while Barneys, Nordstrom and Bergdorf Goodman are favorites of the ultra-affluent (defined by Unity Marketing as those with incomes of $250,000 or [...]