• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.62 no.6
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• pp.67-79
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• 2012

Much of the conceptual work in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) originated from studies that were conducted in general corporations; however, many issues were peculiar to the area of fashion brand social responsibility. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to measure the social responsibility of fashion brands in order to establish a specific, scientifically based marketing strategy. Through a literature review that disclosed 59 items regarding CSR and results from focus group interviews and exploratory factor analyses, we developed 23 items pertaining to fashion brand social responsibility. The measurement items were organized into five dimensions: economic, legal, ethical, environmental, and philanthropic responsibility. We found the 23-item scale to have good reliability and validity. We also found that fashion brand social responsibility positively influenced brand loyalty, including repurchase intention, continuance intention, and word of mouth. Thus, strategic planning for social responsibility in regards to fashion brands is essential in order to secure loyal customers, for both domestic and foreign brands compete in the fashion market.

• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.147-165
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• 2020

To identify the antecedents of repurchasing intention toward fast fashion brands, this study was conducted to examine brand authenticity and brand identification as both direct and indirect antecedents of repurchasing intention through fast fashion brand love. Through convenience sampling, 266 university students in Seoul metropolitan area completed a questionnaire survey. Data were analyzed using SPSS for exploratory factor analysis, and AMOS was used for confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis. Factor analysis revealed the following: for brand authenticity, four dimensions('originality,' 'reliability,' 'continuity,' and 'naturalness') were revealed; for both consumer brand identification and repurchase intention one dimension was revealed; and for brand love two dimensions were revealed('passion' and 'affection'). Path analysis confirmed that 'reliability' and 'naturalness'in relation to brand authenticity indirectly influenced repurchase intention through 'passion'(as a factor of brand love) and directly influenced repurchase intention. Further, 'continuity' in relation to brand authenticity indirectly influenced repurchase intention through 'affection'(as a factor of brand love) and directly influenced repurchase intention. Consumer brand identification influenced repurchase intention indirectly through two factors of brand love. These results suggest that fast fashion brand marketers should implement effective strategies that consider consumers'perceptions of brand authenticity, consumer brand identification, and brand love.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.12-21
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• 2013

This study examines the effectiveness of brand awareness, brand image and brand identification on brand loyalty for the Nike brand. The subjects of this study were 336 elementary school boys. The statistical methods used for this study were factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis with SPSS 19.0 and AMOS 19.0. The results of this study were as follows. First, brand awareness had a direct effect on brand image and brand loyalty. Brand awareness also had an indirect effect on brand loyalty. Second, brand image directly or indirectly influenced brand loyalty as well as directly influenced brand identification. Third, brand identification directly influenced brand loyalty. The $5^{th}$ grade group and $6^{th}$ grade group had different paths; however, the most powerful path was the same as brand awareness to brand image. The results of this study will help fashion companies understand the importance of new consumer groups in their early teens or elementary school.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.130-145
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of cause-related marketing on consumer attitude for fashion brand in terms of brand familiarity, consumer's propensity for data processing and types of advertising. The design of this study is comprised of 2(brand familiarity : high vs low)${\times}$ 2(consumer's propensity for data processing : high vs low), designed with three mixed elements. The subjects of this study are 308 male and females in twenties or thirties from the area of Seoul, Kyunggi, Busan and Daegu. Data analysis is carried out through T-test, and ANOVA. The results of this study are as follows. First, when fashion brand pursues cause-related marketing, brand familiarity, consumer's propensity for data processing and types of advertising have statistically interaction effect on consumer's preference. Second, rational appeals in advertising have no significant interaction effect on consumer's preference in terms of brand familiarity. Rational appeals are preferred to Emotional appeals in both familiar and unfamiliar brand. Third, when fashion brand pursue cause-related marketing, brand familiarity, consumer's propensity for data processing, and the types of advertising have no significant interaction effect on consumer's preference.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.315-329
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• 2016

The $21^{st}$ century is the age when the revolution of digital technology enables two-way communication and when emotional values are emphasized. Thus, it exerts influence on the fashion industry and fashion communication. Along with fashion shows, advertising and displays, many fashion brands have increased the use of fashion films. For that reason, this study examines the characteristics of fashion films made by fashion brands, based on the frame work of persuasion communication. For the research, literature reviews and internet website research were done and films of Chanel, Prada, Kenzo and Alexander Wang were analyzed. The definition and types of fashion films were redefined as terminology varied throughout previous studies prior to analyzing each case. As a result, a fashion film would be redefined as 'a digital image which a fashion brand publishes to consumers for the promotion of brand comprehension'. Also, five fashion film types, 'short film', 'campaign film', 'animation film', 'brand film' and 'show film' were redefined. The analysis provided three communication characteristics: reliability, engagement and intuition. First, reliability is attained when a fashion brand (sender) delivers brand message to consumers (receiver) consistently and unitedly. Second, engagement is attained when the type of fashion film (channel) delivers creative image features such as format, music, video technique to attract consumers' interest. Lastly, intuition is attained when a fashion brand (sender) delivers a message akin to brand identity and deepens consumers' understanding. In addition, this study tried to identify the unique usage tendency of brands that could serve as practice guidelines for other fashion brands.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.308-316
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• 2000

The purposes of this study were to identify the brand positioning of children's wear according to fashion life style and to construct brand positioning maps by using multidimensional scaling (MDS). A total of 222 responses were collected from married women aged 25 to 35 through questionnaire. Cluster analysis on fashion life style factors identified three groups: Fashion Indifference group (34%), Fashion & Individuality Oriented group (27%) and Rationality Oriented group (37%). ANOVA revealed significant differences among the three groups on the six fashion life style factors. MDS analysis showed that three segmented groups evaluated nine children's wear brand for seven attributes(color, design, price, utility, quality, brand name, fashion).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.67 no.2
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• pp.1-16
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• 2017

This study was conducted to investigate how consumer global-mindedness affects global fashion out-of-home (OOH) advertising which global consumer culture positioning applies, and to examine the relations among global fashion brand OOH advertising, perceived fashion brand globalness, perceived quality and brand reputation. Data were collected from 238 general people in 20~30s in seoul and were analyzed by using statistic methods such as frequency analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural d modelling by running both SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 7.0 program. The results of this study were as follows. First of all, it indicated that the fit indexes were satisfied and the overall model of this study showed a favorable goodness of it from the results of confirmatory analysis. Secondly, consumer global-mindedness had a positive impact on preference towards global fashion OOH advertising. Finally, preference towards global fashion brand OOH advertising positively affected perceived fashion brand globalness, perceived quality and fashion brand reputation. The results implies that it is necessary that fashion brands fully understand consumers' tendency and the benefits of marketing can be maximized through global positioning OOH advertising on subways which makes consumers recognize fashion brands as global ones.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.33-42
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to find out criteria for classifying fashion brand from consumer point of view in order to develop strategy of fashion brands and to manage brand effectively and systematically, and to suggest theoretical frame for application of these criteria. Survey was used as a research method. Subject were 422 age of 20-30 women living in and near Seoul. Questionnaires was developed to based on 37 classification criteria, and SPSS package program were used to analyze data. The results of this study were as follows: First, factor analysis considering 37 classification criteria identified 8 factors as classification criteria. They were the level of brand form, the level of product concept, the level of management item, the level of brand sales ability, the level of customer management, the level of brand advertizing and awareness, the level of brand value, the level of product lead ability. Second, the most important factor was the level of customer management, but comparatively factor of the level of brand sales ability the level of brand value was less important. Third, consumer cognized difference of criteria for classifying fashion brands. And the level of product lead ability was the most important factor in women's wear category and the level of brand form was in general casual wear category.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.43-56
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• 2003

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of perceptional degree of imported make-up cosmetics brand and importance of brand image attributes, and the evaluation of brand image attributes of imported make-up cosmetics according to fashion involvement and to provide positioning the imported make-up cosmetics brands according to brand image attributes. Survey was conducted to 301 people from age 20 to 30 year female woman who is leaving in Seoul and Kyunggee Inchon using convenience editing. Material analyzing was done using t-test, factor analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling. The results were as follows. 1. The perceptional degree of brand and the importance brand image attributes showed significant difference according to fashion involvement. 2. The evaluation of brand image attributes of imported make-up cosmetics were different between high involvement group and low involvement group. 3. As a result of multidimensional scaling, the imported make-up cosmetics brands were positioned different according to brand image attributes between high involvement group and low involvement group.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.1007-1018
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• 2004

Luxury fashion brand business is one of the most successful global businesses in these days. The luxury fashion brands with strong brand power permeates through various regions of the world with high added value and buying power. This study was conducted to determine the dimensions of the luxury fashion brand equity so that the fashion marketers can develop strategies to increase their brand power. ID find out the dimensions of the luxury fashion brand equity, qualitative as well as quantitative research methods were employed. Qualitative research was conducted by interviewing 12 consumers who were loyal to the luxury fashion brands. A total of ten dimensions(uniqueness, sophistication, display, economical and utility value, overall pleasure, satisfaction, reputation, trust respect, social acceptance) were identified as a result of the literature review and the qualitative analysis, and a questionnaire was developed based on them. The questionnaire was administered to 250 subjects and the responses were analyzed by factor analysis to confirm the dimensions empirically. As a result of factor analysis, 7 dimensions of fashion luxury brand equity are ＇chic and pleasure＇, ＇trust＇, ＇distinction＇, ＇reputation＇, ＇economical and utility value＇, ＇social acceptance＇, and ＇status＇. First, ＇reputation＇, ＇economical and utility value＇ and ＇social acceptance＇ are similar to the result of the literature review and the qualitative analysis. Next, ＇Chic and pleasure＇ included ＇overall pleasure＇,＇display＇and＇sophistication＇that were identified previously. We knew that People would expect emotional responses such as display through luxury fashion brand. ＇Trust＇ included ＇trust＇ and ＇satisfaction＇ that were identifed previously. ＇Distinction＇ included ＇uniqueness＇ and ＇respect＇ that were identifed previously. Finally, ＇status＇ included ＇sophistication＇ and ＇reputation＇ It seemed that the concept of ＇sophistication＇ was near symbolic rather than descriptive.