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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2022.24.3.279

Study of Fashion Application Usage Pattern and Styling Considerations of Middle-aged Women in thier 40s and 50s  

Lee, Jung Eun (Dept. of Fashion Industry, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Dong-Eun (Dept. of Fashion Industry, Ewha Womans University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.24, no.3, 2022 , pp. 279-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to derive the need for middle-aged women to consider using fashion product applications, styling, and personalized styling services. To analyze the fashion styling considerations of middle-aged women, 200 women in their 40s and 50s were surveyed. Middle-aged women usually tend to shop through home shopping, department stores, fashion soho (Small office home office) malls, and open market-type applications, and purchase fashion products more than two or three times a month, spending an average of less than 50,000 won per month. Middle-aged women consider choosing appropriate clothing based on the occasion and place, complementing the flaws of the changed body type as well as taking into account the weather in the styling process, and seek to showcase a sophisticated, luxurious, and youthful image through styling. However, they are confused and face difficulties in fashion styling, with regard to not only overall body shape but also partial body changes, such as increasing waistline, flabby thighs and arms, and decreasing hip volume. In addition, middle-aged women were looking for expert advice on styling to help them look the best. They also wanted to solve the difficulties of making a right choice amid the overflowing information related to fashion. The results of the study contribute to identifying products that meet the needs of middle-aged women and help develop detailed consumer-tailored marketing strategies, thereby improving sales of fashion products.
Keywords
middle-aged women; fashion applications usage pattern; fashion styling; fashion curation;
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