{"id":2511,"date":"2021-02-10T19:08:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2022-12-16T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:57:39","slug":"design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Focus in Fashion Design: Choosing Your Target Market\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion designers of tomorrow are studying the profession of their dreams. Many who wish to get into the fashion industry often want to be women\u2019s wear designers as the variety of styles is abundant and ageless. However, there are various market segments within women\u2019s wear to focus your talents on. Learn how to tailor your designs to a specific market for a more focused design image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/create\/t-shirt-design\">free t-shirt design<\/a> to improve your online skills.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Summary<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e7c09582af5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e7c09582af5\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market\/#choose_a_broad_demographic\" >Choose a Broad Demographic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market\/#research_your_demographic\" >Research Your Demographic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market\/#review_your_research\" >Review Your Research<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market\/#target_market_research\" >Target Market Research<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/asianfriendly.com\/blog\/design-focus-in-fashion-design-choosing-your-target-market\/#forecast_trends\" >Forecast Trends<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"choose_a_broad_demographic\"><\/span>Choose a Broad Demographic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your starting point should be with a broad demographic of women. This can be based on nationality, culture, social standing, profession, etc. Just pick one of two of these general demographics as your starting point and begin to narrow down from there.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"research_your_demographic\"><\/span>Research Your Demographic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have one or two demographics pinpointed, begin researching them. If your choice is Italian businesswomen, explore the country first. Then examine the economic and employment sectors of the nation. Find out the percentage of the workforce women makeup and find out what age groups are prominent. To take it a step further, you may want to research which profession is most saturated with females or which job has the highest salaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"review_your_research\"><\/span>Review Your Research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather all of your research together and review it. Your review of the data&#8217;s ultimate goal is to narrow down your demographic to a small niche. Using the same example of Italian businesswomen, you can use industry, age, and income to determine factors. For instance, your choices could be \u201cFemale Italian Art Curators\u201d ages 35 \u2013 50 with a gain of approximately $75,000USD. This narrowed down demographic is what is known as your <\/span><b>Target Market<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"target_market_research\"><\/span>Target Market Research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your research is not finished yet. Once you have found your Target Market, you need to research it further. Please find out the activities your Target Market likes to engage in, what events are geared towards them, even what political views the majority of them hold. Information such as household data, religious beliefs, and vacation trends all focus on your design concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"forecast_trends\"><\/span>Forecast Trends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you know your Target Market&#8217;s characteristics, you can begin forecasting what trends may spark their interest for upcoming seasons. Things such as major elections, economic changes, and industry changes will affect their purchasing power attitude. If you see economic turmoil on the horizon, focus your designs on bringing things back to basics with added touches of glitz accessories. If all areas are experiencing positive growth, focus on luxury and vivid designs that convey a sense of new life and vitality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a Target Market for your design focus is one element that helps build your brand identity. While fashion is a form of art and is functional, it is also good. Goods are sold, so make sure your goods are sellable by finding a Target Market to focus your designs on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fashion designers of tomorrow are studying the profession of their dreams. Many who wish to get into the fashion industry often want to be women\u2019s wear designers as the variety of styles is abundant and ageless. However, there are various market segments within women\u2019s wear to focus your talents on. 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