Fashion Brands Branding Style From Armani To Zara

Fashion Brands Branding Style from Armani to Zara Mark Tungate "An essential primer for anyone wanting to make it big in the fashion biz." Nicholas Coleridge, Managing Director, Conde Nast FRONT FLAP: Once a luxury that only the elite could afford, fashion is now accessible to everyone. High street brands such as Zara, Topshop and H&M have made garments worthy of Prada and Gucci accessible to students and the mass market. Massive media attention has turned designers like John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney into brands in their own right. Sports brands such as Nike and Adidas have transformed the image of their products from practical sportswear to "hip" fashion, attracting customers who have no interest in sport. How has this transformation occurred? Fashion Brands explores the popularization of fashion and explains how marketers and branding experts have turned clothes and accessories into objects of desire. Mark Tungate examines how the use of advertising and the media has altered our fashion "sense" and looks at how store design influences what we buy. Written in a crisp, journalistic style, the book analyzes every aspect of fashion from a marketing perspective from brands and logos through to advertising and psychology. Filled with first-hand interviews with the world's greatest fashion brand gurus, this is the only book of its kind to study the influence of branding within the fashion industry. Fashion branding is a complex and fascinating business and Fashion Brands illustrates how a mere "garment" can be transformed into an object with seemingly mystical powers. REAR COVER: "Tungate has distilled the very essence of the modern fashion industry in this elegantly written book. Essential reading." Roger Tredre, Editor-in-Chief, Worth Global Style Network (WGSN) "Cuts through the marketing magic to capture the essence of fashion brands." Antonella Viero, Head of Communications, Diesel Fashion Brands takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the fashion industry as we've never seen it before. For the first time you'll find answers to questions such as: Who invents fashion brand names? Why do non-fashion brands start producing clothes? How do fashion photographers influence brand identity? Why is the relationship between models and brands so significant? Why are catwalk shows so important to brands? How have fashion brands (such as Ralph Lauren and Armani) moved into furniture? Is there a future for fashion on the web? Why are male consumers the most difficult targets for the fashion market? "Tungate has distilled the very essence of the modern fashion industry in this elegantly written book. Essential reading." Roger Tredre, Editor-in-Chief, Worth Global Style Network (WGSN) "Cuts through the marketing magic to capture the essence of fashion brands." Antonella Viero, Head of Communications, Diesel Fashion Brands takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the fashion industry as we've never seen it before. For theTungate, Mark is the author of 'Fashion Brands Branding Style From Armani To Zara', published 2005 under ISBN 9780749442996 and ISBN 0749442999.