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Fashion Brand Managment - Marchesa
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2. Marchesa is a brand
specializing in high end
womenswear, established in
2004 by Georgina Chapman
and Keren Craig.
Background
3. Logo and the Font
- Simple and plain
- The font is Trajan Pro
A URLs
(Uniform Resources Locators)
http://www.marchesa.com/
Package
4. Marchesa is sold in high end
department stores worldwide including
Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman,
Saks Fifth Avenue and Net-A-Porter, in
the US.
Store Label
5. - Easy to pronounce since it just has three syllable(Mar-kay-sa)
- Easy to remember and recognize since the brand name is unique
- The brand is named after an iconic European socialite so as to distinguish the product's
positioning relative to the competition and attract people’s attention
- The pronunciation of ‘Marchesa’ makes people think that brand like a feminine and
elegant female, so it suggests the company or product a good overall image.
Therefore, ‘Marchesa” is a good brand name
Brand Philosophy
The brand is named after an iconic European socialite named the Marchesa Luisa Casati
whose opulent life revolved around decadent fashion and over the top moments.
Follow the concept of Marchesa Luisa Casati : ‘I want to be a living work of art’.
The beautifully crafted designs inspired by vintage and Asian influences in order to carry out
the concept of making the designs as art.
MARCHESA this brand is:
14. MARCHESA - premium collection with accessories
MARCHESA BRIDAL - wedding dresses collection
MARCHESA notte- diffusion collection
MARCHESA VOYAGE - diffusion collection
Label
Marchesa is Premium brand + Diffusion brand use different name to differentiate between the
various lines but still includes the brand name ‘Marchesa’ :
Ready
To
Wear
Mass Market
Brand Hierachy
Diffusion Line
15. High End Evening Dresses
-Priced from $2500-$8000
-Ethereal aesthetic to the
modern silhouettes ,timeless
and romantic and cream
coloured palette.
Diffusion Line
16. -Priced from $3000-$12000
-Bridal markets
-Ethereal romantic to modern
silhouettes
-Cream coloured palette
-Classic column and strapless
gowns draped in silk crepes
-Ttulle and chiffon with hand
embroidered silver and pearl
–Feathers and hand draped
rosettes
- Sculptured in tulle overlay
and duchess satin.
High End Bridal Gowns
Diffusion Line
17. notte
-Priced from $500 -$1300
-Formal dress markets
-Modern silhouettes
-Classic style and
embroidered detail
-Lace ,chiffon and die-cut
and one-piece design
Lower-Priced Evening Dresses Line
Diffusion Line
18. -Priced from $150 to $750
-Daywear and accessories markets
-With a decidedly fancier, classic
Marchesa spin
-Shift dresses, silk tops, harem
pants, and collarless jackets of
sparkling embroidery, lush fur,
and scarf-inspired prints
-Also includes 45 styles of
embellished shoes.
Lower-Priced Daywear Line
Diffusion Line
20. Marchesa autumn/winter 2013/14
In recent years Marchesa has collaborated with Christian
Louboutin on an exquisite collection of shoes
Collaboration
21. The Marchesa x Le Métier de Beauté
Cosmetics Collab Unveiled
-priced between $38 and $65
- credit-card-size eye, cheek, lip, and face
palettes, eight shades of double-ended lip glosses,
and highlighting pens
Collaboration
Marchesa has collaborated with Stila
Cosmetics and expanded its empire
with makeup
22. Collaboration
Partnered with Lenox to launch
dinnerware
La Perla X Marchesa Underwire Bra & Thong
combine ethereal allure with subtle supportive
details
-Priced around $250
23. A new collaboration with heritage
brand Garrard and Stephen Webster
HP and Marchesa teamed up to create laptops
that is made of Swarovski crystal for Mercedes
Benz Fashion Week.
24. Target Marketing
Geographic Segmentation
- Region
International, e.g. US, China, Europe etc.
For example: US
Demographic Segmentation
- Age
- Gender
- Income
$40000 or above per month
- Social Class
Upper class
25. Psychographic Segmentation
- Activities
Ball, grand banquet, awarding ceremony(e.g. Red Carpet) etc.
- Attitudes
Aristocratic and feminine
Behaviouralistic Segmentation
-Benefits sought
Status recognition
-Usage rate
Premium user
-Brand loyalty
Brand followers/ worshippers
-User status
Potential, regular etc.
-Occasions
Banquet costumes, ball etc.
26. SWOT analysis diagram
• Unaffordability might make
impact of recession
• Competition from high street
fashion e.g H&M who cooperates
with top designer brand and
fashion icons
• Competition from new entered
foreign bands that offer very fast
fashion styles at even more
affordable prices
• Targeting high income consumers
• Charity provides opportunities to
target new customers
• Increase in popularity and strength
of brand image (celebrity
customers)
• Provides expansion and
recognition opportunities with its
mature market position and status
all across the world
• Increase revenue and profits
• Unavailability in clothes range
• Usually just sales evening dress
• Unaffordability
• Shopping inaccessible E.g no
many choices sale on website
• Difficult to manage - numerous
lines of products
• Diseconomies of scale
• Store presentation become difficult
to control
• Unique tailoring and design
• Accessibility - store coverage all
over the country
• Numerous choices in product
lines
• Numerous options in collections
and styles
• Choices at multiple price points
• Diffusion Line established brand
image and market position
• Good brand identity and image
• Strong celebrity fan base
• over 300 stores in UK and 100
overseas - increased competitive
on the international
• Good customer service
• High Brand awareness
• High Brand recognition
Strength Weakness
ThreatsOpportunity
Brand Portfolio
27. Design
Price
Market Positioning Chart
Brand Portfolio
Positioning Statement:
To celebrities, Marchesa is the brand of Hermes that
more nobiliary and feminine due to the hand
embroidered pearl embellishments as well as the
feathers and hand draped rosettes, those unique
design feature.
CHANEL
Dior
28. Positioning Statement:
To upper class, Marchesa is the brand of Vera Wang that more fabulous and sumptuous since
the various materials used and gorgeously crafted and exceptional workmanship
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CHANEL
ELIE SAAB
VERA WANG
Dior
Brand Differentiation Analysis
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