• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
• /
• v.18 no.3
• /
• pp.99-111
• /
• 2016

In order to use cosmetics brands SNS effectively and establish strategy, the purpose of this study is to provide consumer date. According to cosmetics consumption value groups, this study examined each cosmetics consumption value group's level of concern of three cosmetics brands SNS features, informativity, enjoyment and interactivity. For the data, questionnaire was collected by 198 women, and the data were measured by ANOVA, factor analysis, cluster analysis and Ducan test. According to cluster analysis cosmetics consumption value groups were divided into four groups, unconcern group, hedonic value pursuit group, function of brand value pursuit group, high concern group. The results of the study are as follows: First, high concern group thought highly of all cosmetics brands SNS features, including informativity, enjoyment and interactivity. In addition all consumer groups were concerned informativity rather then enjoyment and interactivity. Second, comparing with high concern group, other groups which include unconcern group, hedonic value pursuit group and function of brand value pursuit group were not concerned about cosmetics brands SNS features' enjoyment and interactivity. Except informativity, hedonic value pursuit group and unconcern group were more concerned interactivity than enjoyment. While, high concern group and function of brand value pursuit group were more concerned enjoyment than interactivity.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
• /
• v.35
• /
• pp.167-180
• /
• 1997

The purpose of this study was to find out some of the problems consumers have with ready to wear garments sizing and clothing satisfaction the following women's garments; sweaters T-shirts blouses jackets pants skirts one-piece jumpers and burberry(coats). For this study questionnaires were administered to female students in community college. Employing a sample of 166 students data were analyzed by Frequencies X2-test t-test ANOVA Factor Analysis and Regression. Major results of this study were summerized as follows: 1) Purchasing clothing subjects considered mainly bust circumference for T-shirts and blouse shoulder width for jackets and jumpers hip circumference for pants and skirts and length for sweaters(knit) one-piece and burberry(coats) as a reference of fitting sites. 2) In relation with dissatisfaction with apparel fit hip circumference of pants including jeans was found as the most unsatisfactory site. Besides subjects were dissatisfied with skirts sweaters one-piece jackets blouses burberry(coats) jumpers T-shirts in order. In relateion with height and body type were most dissatisfied with pants(jeans) 3) Factors related to clothing deprivation of ready-to-wear garment were identified as aethetics elements practical elements economic elements and fittness elements. Fittness elements were most dissatisfied factors with all items of garments except for skirts.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
• /
• v.14 no.5
• /
• pp.821-832
• /
• 2005

The purpose of this study is to investigate bathing habits and behaviors, and to find out consumers' needs for washcloth, which in this case refers to Korean exfoliating cloth for bathing purpose. Subjects of this study were females of 20s to 50s living in urban area. Four hundred and twenty-six (426) women were interviewed with a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed by ANOVA, factor analysis, correlation analysis, MDS. The results of this study are briefly summarized as follows: The most popular bathing type was shower (84.9%). Personal hygiene was one of the commonest purpose of bathing, and other purposes included health maintenance, stress alleviation, and beauty in order. Dimensions of consumer needs for washcloth were extracted from factor analysis as following properties: tactile, tough, aesthetic, constructive, and hygienic. The preference for washcloth type was related to skin type. "Non-skin damage property" was the most important parameter to choose washcloth and the other parameters included massage effect, tactile property, foaming property, and easy-to-use property.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
• /
• v.24 no.2
• /
• pp.80-99
• /
• 1998

In recent years, demand of make up products has been suddenly increased, and colors n make up products have been also emphasized. For these reasons, prior to every season each cosmetics cooperation supplies new colors and informations with based on color trend. But, in addition to color, various functions such as treatment effect, long lastingness, non-transferring and transparent glossiness have been also require by consumers. In this paper, the whole changes and technical trends of make up cosmetics are described, and in addition, the psychological effects of make up are introduced.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
• /
• v.44 no.6 s.220
• /
• pp.121-127
• /
• 2006

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sin satisfaction and fitness of Chinese women for Korean-made women's suits. The study methodology was questionnaire survey and the subjects were randomly chosen, 20 to 49-year-old female shoppers at department stores in Beijing, China. The data analyses were performed with SPSS 12.0 through descriptive analysis, t-test, and crosstab analysis. The findings were as follows. Chinese women assessed both the fit satisfaction and fit suitability levels of Korean-made women's suits available in China to be higher than that of Chinese-made women's suits. Paticularly, in the tan of slacks showing the lowest suitability level among Chinese-made women's wear, Korean-made women's suits in China had outstandingly high suitability level. In the case of jackets, however, the Korean-made women's suits went through more fixings, on average, than Chinese-made women's suits. In addition, more fixings were done for enlargement than for contraction, which necessitated the measure changes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
• /
• v.59 no.10
• /
• pp.111-123
• /
• 2009

This study investigated the multifaced country image. The casual relationships among the multifaced country image, attitudes toward a country, and purchase emotion and purchase intention of fashion products with Korean images were also investigated. To conduct a quantitative analysis, we collected data from 296 Korean female consumers. SPSS 12.0 and AMOS 5.0 packages were used for statistical analysis. The results of this study as follows. To identify components of country image of Korea, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. This procedure produced five components such as culture, technique/product, ethical values, nationality, and space. Structural equational model was used to analyze the relationships among the country image, attitudes toward a country, purchase emotion, and purchase intention of fashion products with Korean image. The proposed model was verified.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
• /
• v.18 no.6
• /
• pp.1211-1227
• /
• 2010

The purpose of this study was to examine effects of perceived cosmetic brand personality on the preference of women consumer in 20～30's who started applying adult makeup and were sensitive to cosmetics and makeup techniques to provide domestic cosmetic brands with unique personality marketing resources. A questionnaire developed by researchers was used and 538 questionnaires were used for data analysis. Data was analyzed by SPSS PC(Ver. 16.0). Factor analysis, one-way ANOVA, and muliti regression analysis were done. The findings of this study were; Domestic cosmetic brands' personality factors were aesthetics, performance, interest, competency, and boldness. In case of Isaknox, women consumers in 20-30's preferred it when they perceived its aesthetics, performance, and competency. They preferred Lacvert when they perceived its aesthetics and interest, while they preferred The Face Shop when they perceived its aesthetics, performance, and competency. They preferred domestic cosmetic brand was Hera most, followed by Laneige, Isaknox, Lacvert, and The Face Shop in a descending order. Also they preferred Laneige when they perceived its competency and Hera when they perceived its aesthetics and interest.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
• /
• v.39 no.4
• /
• pp.492-504
• /
• 2015

This study verified the effect of self-image pursuits by female consumers for clothing purchase values and fashion images as well as the role of age regulations as a measurement invariance. We surveyed 717 women aged 20-60 residing in Seoul, Gyeonggi province and Incheon city. The survey showed that pursuit affects clothing purchase values, which subsequently affect fashion images. However, expressive value was not shown to affect urban style fashion images for clothing purchase values. Age (one of main parameters for market segmentation) was also shown not regulate the effect of self-image pursuits on clothing purchase values and fashion images. The results of this study can provide fundamental data to establish fashion image-based marketing to help predict consumer's purchase behavior and suggest practical advice for effective marketing strategies by applying marketing based on differentiated fashion images to fashion marketing programs.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
• /
• v.35 no.5
• /
• pp.501-512
• /
• 2011

This study examines the possible differences in satisfaction level according to the attributes classified as product, price, and service among women apparel consumers with the experience of buying global and domestic SPA brands. Data were collected through a survey of 270 women consumers aged 20s and with SPSS 15.0. The results are as follows: The exploration of the difference in product, price, and service attributes between the global and domestic SPA brands revealed that for product attributes, domestic brands scored higher in management quality, while global brands scored higher in design. In addition, for price attributes, domestic brands scored higher in promotion, while global brands scored higher in price value. When it comes to service attributes, only in regards to store policy was there a significant difference, with the score of global brands higher than domestic brands. The analysis of the difference in shopping orientation on domestic SPA brands showed significant difference only in customer convenience for the category of service attributes, while on global SPA brands, there were significant differences of the design for product attributes, promotion for price attributes, and customer convenience for service attributes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
• /
• v.33 no.11
• /
• pp.1828-1838
• /
• 2009

This study analyzes how the merchandise characteristics of internet fashion shopping malls influence the shopping values, purchase satisfaction, and repurchase intentions of female consumers. The survey was conducted from October $11^{th}$ to $29^{th}$ in 2008, and 401 responses were used in the data analysis. The statistical analysis methods were frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results show that the merchandise characteristics of internet fashion shopping malls were merchandise information, merchandise assortment, and merchandise price. The merchandise information and merchandise assortment of internet fashion shopping malls influence the shopping values of female consumers. The merchandise information and shopping values of female consumers effect the purchase satisfaction and repurchase intention in internet fashion shopping malls.