• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.75
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• pp.9-42
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• 2016

This study critically examines the social and personal meanings that luxury consumption have in contemporary Korean society through understanding the consumption experiences of men in their 30s. Interviews with nine male consumers who are committed to luxury brands, especially those that produce suits, watches, fountain pens, and shoes, were conducted to collect qualitative data. We found that participants are satisfied with the whole process of luxury brand consumption including buying, using, and managing and try to consume the products for self-expression, congruent with their lifestyle and identity. Individuals have learned how to consume the luxury brand from their role models. Their consumption follows hybrid and postmodern patterns and combines luxury brand products with non-luxury one. In contemporary Korean society, using the luxury products is considered necessary to achieve some advantages in social contexts and can be also functioned as a sort of social signifier and self-help, as well as, a tool for self satisfaction or well-being.

• Proceedings of the Costume Culture Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.72-73
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• 2003

국내의 수입명품 브랜드 시장은 유통개방 완전개방과 더불어 병행수입이 허용되면서 급격한 성장을 보이고 있다. 그 동안 일부 부유층에게만 이루어지던 명품 브랜드의 소비는 유통구조의 다변화 및 소비의 고급화 현상 등으로 인해 대중화되어가고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 현재 국내에 수입되고 있는 해외 명품브랜드 유통현황에 대한 조사를 하였으며 이와 더불어 수입되는 명품 브랜드의 유통형태별 특징을 파악하고 그들이 각각 어떠한 마케팅 전략으로 차별화를 두는지를 살펴보고 이에 따른 효과적인 마케팅 전략을 제시하는데 있다. (중략)

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.71
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• pp.157-193
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to critically interpret generational trends in contemporary Korea through understanding the consumer experiences of luxury bag purchases of women in their late 20s and early 30s. Previous studies on luxury consumption tend to focus on an analysis of the value of luxury products as a sign and a symbol, the characteristics or class identity of luxury consumers, or expressive behavior in terms of ideal self-image. While including these factors, this study also expands the scope to a reflexive understanding of the social structural context behind the phenomenon of personal consumption. This was achieved by considering consumption in terms of the style and practice of everyday life, as well as its opportunities and limitations. In particular, we pay attention to how luxury bags are reproduced as media, which is a process that is circulated back to consumption, and through this process, this study reflects on capitalist life and subjects.

• Vending industry
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• v.10 no.2 s.31
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• pp.16-17
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• 2011

인간의 소비 욕망은 명품에 의해 자극이 극대화된다. 아무리 비싸도 소유하고 싶은 욕망. 여기에는 비용대비 높은 효율이라는 이성적 소비 행태도 오간데 없어진다. 오히려 비싸면 비쌀수록 명품에 대한 욕망은 커진다. 명품회사들이 고가 마케팅, 소량 마케팅으로 일관하는 이유도 여기에 있다. 높은 진입장벽이 오히려 대중을 오금 저리게 만드는 명품의 세계. 여기에 자판기가 매칭이 된다면? 언뜻 보면 이만큼 안 어울리는 조합도 없다. 자판기라 하면 대중을 위해 저렴하고 신속한 제품을 공급하는 친서민적인 기기 아닌가? 지금까지 비즈니스세계의 영역은 이 범주 안에 머물러 왔다. 하지만 자판기로 비싼 제품을 팔지 말라는 법은 없다. 역발상적인 마인드로 접근한다면 새로운 영역이 열린다. 세계 최초 등장한 럭셔리 자판기, 유니크가 뉴 비즈니스 세계를 보여준다. 최고급 명품은 아니지만 대중적인 '어포터블 럭셔리 제품을 파는 자판기. 이 비즈니스를 고안한 사람은 미국의 마라 시갤(31세) 이라는 여성이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Information Technology Applications Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.118-124
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• 2002

바야흐로 [ 온라인 명품 시대 ]가 열리고 있다. 경기불황에도 불구하고 좀처럼 식을 줄 모르는 명품 열기가 온라인으로 옮겨 붙은 것이다. 가격적인 인센티브나 제품정보 비교가 가능한 것 등의 여러 장점으로 일단 온라인 명품 시장은 그 가능성을 보이는데 성공했다고 할 수 있겠다. 이에 본 연구에서는 온라인과 명품 사이의 관계 고찰을 위해 왜 인터넷에서 이러한 현상이 일어나는지를 간단히 서술한 후, 국내에서 정식 허가를 받고 운영중인 온라인 명품 사이트 160여개를 웹사이트 평가모형에 근거한 기준으로 분석하여, 온라인 명품몰의 현황을 알아보고 그로부터 온라인 명품 쇼핑의 올바른 나아갈 길을 제시하여 소비자와 판매자 모두에게 win-win 게임이 될 수 있는 온라인 명품 마케팅에 대해서 알아보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.118-124
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• 2002

바야흐로 (온라인 명품 시대)가 열리고 있다. 경기불황에도 불구하고 좀처럼 식을 줄 모르는 명품 열기가 온라인으로 옮겨 붙은 것이다. 가격적인 인센티브나 제품정보 비교가 가능한 것 등의 여러 장점으로 일단 온라인 명품 시장은 그 가능성을 보이는데 성공했다고 할 수 있겠다. 이에 본 연구에서는 온라인과 명품 사이의 관계 고찰을 위해 왜 인터넷에서 이러한 현상이 일어나는지를 간단히 서술한 후, 국내에서 정식 허가를 받고 운영중인 온라인 명품 사이트 160여개를 웹사이트 평가모형에 근거한 기준으로 분석하여, 온라인 명품몰의 현황을 알아보고 그로부터 온라인 명품 쇼핑의 올바른 나아갈 길을 제시하여 소비자와 판매자 모두에게 win-win 게임이 될 수 있는 온라인 명품 마케팅에 대해서 알아보고자 한다.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.77-84
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• 2015

According to a recent survey, the sales amount of luxuries and imitations is getting larger. Especially young consumers in 2,30's have a strong desire to own luxuries, so I tried to build a theoretical base on the 20's consuming trend. Meanwhile, targeting university students who represent consumers in 20's, I investigated the recognition of luxuries, shopping experience, main shopping items, monthly spending money, and future purchase intention. I also investigated shopping experience of imitation, main shopping items, purchase reasons, and future purchase intention. I tried to suggest lots of academic and practical implications in marketing strategy building of luxury brand, aiming young consumers in 20's. On the social-psychological view point, young generation have relatively weak sense of control or self-efficacy. So, they are easily submerged in conspicuous consumption by the atmosphere around. As a result of empirical research, I found that Korean students recognized luxuries as excellent in quality, or the world famous brand. In particular, statistically significant gender difference was shown in the luxuries characteristics as the high-quality brand for male students and the world famous brand for female students. Most respondents have experience buying luxuries. And more monthly spending money, more experience they have. Respondents' purchased items were in order of fashion goods, clothing, watches/jewelry, cosmetics/perfume. And the statistically significant differences between gender and monthly spending money were shown. Not many respondents purchased luxuries imitations, and main purchased items were fashion goods. Most of purchase motives are price over quality and economy reason. The phenomena that the respondents of relatively high levels of monthly spending money had lots of luxuries imitations shopping experiences is interesting. Female students showed higher purchase intention for luxuries and imitations than male students. There was no statistically significant difference in grade level, but was found something interesting in monthly spending money. As monthly spending money increased, the purchase intention of luxuries increased, but the purchase intention of luxuries imitations decreased. However, non-linear trend was shown in the specific allowance level. This is replicate of the luxuries imitations purchase experience. Following studies will be needed for the exact interpretation for this. This study is an exploratory and descriptive, but can provide lots of fruitful academic and practical implications in formulating luxuries marketing strategies.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.295-306
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• 2012

This study analyzed empirically difference of purchase intention about price raising of luxury brand according to consumer characteristics such as consumption value, prior knowledge. and perceived risk. Fist, groups according to consumption value showed obvious differences. Group of pursuing uniqueness and ostentation value and group of pursuing quality and pleasure value showed positive purchase intention but group of pursuing social recognition value showed negative purchase intention. Second, groups according to perceived risk. didn't show difference and groups according to prior knowledge showed obvious difference. group of high prior knowledge showed positive purchase intention but group of low prior knowledge showed negative purchase intention. Third, analyzed result about interaction effect of consumer characteristics, Classified group of pursuing uniqueness and ostentation value, expressing high prior knowledge and Classified group of pursuing quality and pleasure value, expressing high perceived risk only showed positive purchase intention, The results of this study present implication to domestic companies aiming luxury brand that performing differently strategy of product and price according to target characteristics is more effective way in differentiating oneself from existing luxury brands and expanding market.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.209-218
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• 2003

The Purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the perceived luxury characteristic and consumer's conspicuous consumption on the fashion luxury involvement. The subjects were Korean 443 women from 20's to 50's living in Seoul. The reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation analysis by AMOS 4.0 were used for statistics analysis. The results are as follows; 1) The perceived aesthetic taste and luxurious aspect of fashion luxury directly influence on fashion luxury involvement through hedonic consumption value. 2) The perceived luxurious aspect and traditional value of fashion luxury directly influence on negative luxury consumption value, but negative consumption value does not influence on fashion luxury involvement. 3) The well-known brand orientation, face-saving consumption, and value orientation directly influence on fashion luxury involvement.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.1-33
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• 2009

This research investigates the effect of brand-self identification on brand attachment and brand commitment focusing on luxury brand. Another purpose of this study is to examine how the relationships among brand identification, brand attachment and brand committment are moderated by consumers' regulatory focus. Structural Equation Modeling using 214 questionnaires was conducted to test hypothesized model. The results reveal that perceived luxury brand personality including excitement, competence, and sophistication influences brand-self identification positively, which in turn has a signifiant positive effect on the brand attachment. It is also found that consumers' emotional attachment to luxury brands has a positive influence on the luxury brand commitment while the effect of the brand-self identification on the brand commitment is not signifiant. This finding strongly supports that brand attachment and brand commitment are distinct construct, which confirms the results of the previous studies. In addition, the results show that consumers-luxury brands relationships are moderated by consumers' regulatory focus. This finding explains that prevention-focused individuals who have interdependent self-view respond to the loss caused by relationship break more sensitively compared to the promotion-focused consumers. Finally, based on the findings of this study, theoretical contribution and managerial implications are discussed.