• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.385-399
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• 2020

Corporate social responsibility is a consistently discussed theme in many industries. Most corporations engage in CSR activities and now inform consumers in detail on what they have been doing for society. It has become a critical tool of consumer communication; however, little is known regarding the role of information transparency in the context of the fashion industry. This study discusses information transparency of fashion corporations which means revealing information regarding cost and garment making processes. The research proved that the higher consumers perceive a fashion brand's CSR performance (CSP), the more they think the provided CSR information is substantial; consequently, there is a favorable evaluation of the brand. The result provides insight regarding the relationship between CSP perception, perceived information substantiality, and brand evaluation. There was a significant partial mediation effect of perceived information substantiality. Moreover, the moderated mediation effect of information transparency appeared significant on the impact of CSP perception for brand evaluation via CSR information substantiality. The process model 7 was used as an analytical tool. The results of this study implies the importance of information transparency in the fashion industry context in the digital era.

• Fashion, Industry and Education
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.46-55
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• 2018

The purpose of this exploratory study was to enhance the understanding of how brands tilize emojis in their marketing practices. A content analysis was conducted utilizing Google News as a search tool to access articles containing information pertaining to the use of emojis by brands. The combination of keywords used for the search were "emoji", "business", and "marketing". The search was narrowed down to the period of January $1^{st}$, 2014 - November $29^{th}$, 2017. This method generated a total of 604 trade publications with 55 of them providing information pertaining to specific brands and their use of emojis in their marketing strategies. A content analysis of trade publications has revealed that a variety of marketers have utilized emojis in their brand marketing practices. The entertainment, service, and food/drink industries have predominantly utilized emojis in their marketing practices, and their primary purpose for using emojis was to increase consumer engagement. Brands applied most of these emoji marketing strategies to an online or digital setting, whether it was social media pages, mobile applications, or any other form of computer-based marketing. Although there are limitations to this exploratory research in terms of its methodology, the findings of this study provide interesting insights into the potential of emojis as a marketing tool.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.407-423
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• 2022

Fashion illustration is a language that expresses the inspirational imagination of designers. Like fashion, illustration reflects and records the social and cultural phenomena of the time. In this context, Ignasi Monreal's fashion illustration shows the characteristics that reveal modern people's ways of thinking and their desires. This study analyzed work by Ignasi Monreal in 'Gucci Hallucination' of 2018 S/S to examine the characteristics of his new painting style and the messages his fashion illustration aims to convey. He tried to harmonize his surrealistic digital illustrations of Greek mythology with Gucci items. As a result of this study, the characteristics of Monreal's illustration works were divided into two main categories: formal aspects (similarity of composition or subject and use of dépaysement techniques), and content aspects (expression of a mythical surreal being). These qualities differentiate Monreal's fashion illustration from that of other artists. In addition, his works on the myth of Icarus not only express the desires of modern people but also convey social satirical messages.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.1080-1095
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• 2023

Three-dimensional virtual fitting has become a trending practice in the fashion industry because of its productivity benefits, allowing garments to be virtually worn by avatar models without physical production. This study analyzed the variables influencing clothing pressure in both real and virtual fittings to expand the potential utility of pressure data derived from the latter. For this purpose, six sets of compression garments were created by combining two types of tricot fabrics and three types of reduced-pattern tops, with the clothing for real and virtual fittings having identical dimensions. Focus was directed to analyzing the correlation among clothing pressure, surface area deformation, and the mechanical properties of the fabrics. In real fittings, clothing pressure was influenced by multiple factors, including garment design, pattern reduction ratio, body shape, and fabric properties, consistent with existing knowledge. In virtual fittings, however, only the digital mechanical characteristics of the fabrics significantly influenced clothing pressure. The findings suggest that a more reliable implementation of clothing pressure in virtual fitting programs necessitates an approach that considers the complex structural information of garments.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.32-51
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• 2016

KakaoTalk has become a reputed mobile social network and an inseparable part of people's lives by leading the mobile industry in South Korea. However, there is a lack of studies in academia regarding perception of the consumers and assessment toward the mobile marketing and services by KakaoTalk. Based on the theoretical orientation of Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM: Petty & Cacioppo, 1986) and electronic service quality (E-S-QUAL: Parasuraman, Zeithaml, & Malhotra, 2005), this study investigates the effects of information sources (Charles & Richard, 1988), and examines the consumer perception toward the service quality of KakaoTalk. A total of 209 responses were collected, using a self-administered survey in Seoul and Gyeonggi province, South Korea from March 2015 to June 2015. A seven-point Likert scale survey was developed to measure the information sources (i.e., argument quality, post popularity, and post attractiveness), electronic service quality (i.e., efficiency, fulfillment, privacy, and system availability), attitude (i.e., usefulness, preference, and overall attitude), and behavioral intention (i.e., like intention, share intention, and purchase intention). This study reveals a consensus that an online environment is different from the traditional retail context in terms of information source and service quality. Specifically, the results indicate that argument quality greatly impacts the attitudes of the individuals and their behavioral intention toward mobile shopping via social media channel. The most powerful factor among E-S-QUAL is "efficiency." This dimension of service quality influences the customer perception of usefulness and preference as well as share and like intention toward mobile shopping on KakaoTalk.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.619-624
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• 2024

The fashion industry has been actively responding to the digital transformation, enhancing its competitiveness through the integration of digital technology. This study aims to uncover emerging trends in integrating Augmented Reality (AR) technology within digital marketing for the fashion industry. By examining literature on Digital transformation of the fashion Industry and AR technology employed in fashion marketing, the study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of AR's impact on digital fashion industry. In-depth interviews with experts in digital media, visual design, jewelry design, 3D animation, clothing design, digital fashion reveal that AR technology can enhance the user experience in digital fashion industry from four key aspects: enhancing shopping convenience, introducing fun interactive experiences, enriching aesthetic experiences, and facilitating online socializing. Our findings suggest that Augmented Reality technology will not only enhance user experience but also offer valuable insights for guiding digital marketing strategies in the fashion industry. We also highlights the potential of AR technology to bridge the gap between physical and digital fashion, creating new avenues and horizon for innovation in fashion marketing.

• The Korean Fashion and Textile Research Journal
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.646-656
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• 2015

This study investigates the conditions of Korean naval duty and combat uniforms to develop a new design. Survey participants consisted of, 723 Sailors ($25.3{\pm}6.9yr$ in age, $43{\pm}53$ months in work experience, $174{\pm}6cm$ in height, $71{\pm}9kg$ in body mass) serving in the Korean Navy for over 12 months. The questionnaire consisted of 72 questions about anthropometric characteristics, preferred design, textiles, wear mobility, and subjective perceptions. The results showed that the preferred colors for future naval duty uniforms were blue in summer (69%) and black in winter (62%). Digital camouflage pattern (60%) and darker colors on the inside of shirt collar (87%) and the edge of sleeves (84%) were preferred. They favored more than one pocket on the upper arm and chest of the shirts (58%), narrower width around pant legs and hems than the current clothing (63%), self-controlled elastic waist (55%) and no cargo type pocket on the pants (45%). There were requirements to alleviate excessive heat stress in summer and to protect from the cold and wind in winter. Wrinkle-free (85%), anti-bacterial (78%), water-proof (75%), oil-proof (90%), and elastic (67%) textiles were preferred for Korean navy uniforms. These results will be applied to develop the next generation Korean navy uniforms.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.170-183
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• 2017

The rapid growth of digital consumption has significantly changed the shopping behavior of consumers. The consumption paradigm is changing; subsequently, an omni-channel has been introduced that empowers consumers to interact with firms through a myriad of touch points in multiple channels. This study is to understand the perceptions and behavioral characteristics of consumers in the purchase process (e.g., information search and purchase phase). A qualitative method was adopted for this study and data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 omni-channel consumers. The results of this study were as follows. At the information search stage, consistency was the most important consideration for consumers who also wanted to retain channel-specific benefits. Consumers also searched for differentiated information among distribution channels. At the purchase stage, participants choose a shopping channel according to shopping values. They utilized newly introduced services (e.g., "online purchase, offline pick-up", FinTech) that combine retail channels. Our findings provide significance in managing omni-channel services. First, it is recommended that fashion retailers provide seamlessly integrated experience to consumer and adopt a consumer-centered channel choice strategy. Second, fashion retailers must maintain a constant attitude toward shopping experience to fashion, such as shopping enjoyment and exclusiveness.

• The Korean Fashion and Textile Research Journal
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.907-918
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• 2015

With the pervasiveness of digital environment and expansion of new media, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) leads the role of consumer to change from a passive customer into an active co-producer. As customer participation in the fashion industry increases, this study attempts to explore the cases of customer participation as a co-producer in fashion industry through analyzing business models of companies, including Threadless, Blank label, Cut on Your Bias, Acustom Apparel, Thinkgivers. The results show that customer participation is mainly facilitated through design participation in fashion industry, with different level of participation and IT as well as different contribution target. Compared to the past, consumer’s preference is reflected through participation before the stage of production. Results indicate three main characteristics of customer participation in fashion industry. First, value co-creations using customer experiences and understanding customer needs are important. Second, active online communication among customers are critical. Third, it is important to ensure customer’s own item. From a customer perspective, participation enables them to purchase their own distinctive product and offers exciting experience and satisfaction over the production processes, and compensation can be used to increase customer participation. On the other hand, companies using customer participation can take advantage of cost reduction in product development, inventory, and marketing. Customer participation, as a win-win strategy for business and consumer, is expected to expand further in the future with the development of ICT.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.07a
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• pp.531-534
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• 2022

최근 국악계가 지향하는 국악의 발전 방향은 국악의 대중화 및 현대화에 초점이 맞춰져있다. 이에 국악인들은 창작 국악, 크로스 오버 국악 등의 새로운 국악을 연주하는 공연을 진행해오고 있으나 타 분야의 기술 융합을 통한 국악 관련 콘텐츠 개발의 측면에서 제작된 디지털 콘텐츠들은 두각을 드러내지 못했다. 다수의 선행연구에서는 국악 소재 디지털 콘텐츠에 관한 학술적 연구가 미미하다고 언급하며 이에 대한 연구의 필요성을 강조했다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 국악 소재 디지털 콘텐츠의 특징에 관한 사례연구를 진행했다. 사례조사 범위는 국내 스마트폰 보급이 본격화 된 2009년부터 2022년까지로 설정하여 해당 자료를 수집했다. 본 연구의 분석기준은 사례를 크게 콘텐츠의 기능적 측면과 내용적 측면으로 나누어 국악과의 연계성을 분석하는 데에 집중했다. 연구 결과 팬데믹으로 인한 언택트 형태의 온라인 국악 교육 콘텐츠가 주를 이루었고, 정보 콘텐츠와 교육 콘텐츠의 사례가 모두 이에 해당했다. 공연 콘텐츠는 LED 기술을 사용한 의상을 입은 퍼포먼스형 공연의 형태와 3D 미디어 아트가 주가 되는 음악회의 형태가 있고, 오락 콘텐츠는 리듬 게임과 스토리텔링형 게임으로 나눌 수 있었다. 본 연구는 선행연구에서 언급한 국악 콘텐츠 연구의 한계점을 해소하고자 수집한 자료를 본 연구의 분석 기준에 적용하여 특징을 도출하는 데에 그치지 않고 더 나아가 향후 국악 소재 디지털 콘텐츠가 개발되어야 할 방향을 제안했다는 점에서 연구의 의의를 지닌다. 또한 사례의 연도별 추이를 파악하였으므로 국악을 소재로 한 콘텐츠 제작 사례에 관한 연구를 진행하는 향후 연구자들에게 기초자료로서 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.