The Tommy Hilfiger brand is an example of a designer label.

Armani is an another example of luxury designer clothing label.

The term designer label refers to clothing and other personal accessory items sold under an often prestigious marquee which is commonly named after a designer. The term is most often only applied to luxury items. Examples includes labels such as Tommy Hilfiger, Perry Ellis, Claiborne, Armani, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Cartier and other brand names which are derived from the company's founder and most iconic designer. Other clothing and accessories marques whose name does not directly refer to the company's founder such as Ralph Lauren's Polo as well as Coach, United Colors of Benetton, and L. L. Bean may also be referred to as designer labels. While the upper middle class or the mass affluent are the perhaps most commonly targeted customers of designer labels such as Perry Ellis, L. L. Bean or much of the Armani products, some marques such as Cartier tend to a wealthier customer base. While a relationship between consumer products and social class may exist to some extend,^[1] it should be noted any notion connecting consumer products to class status is of highly subjective and vague nature. Especially as those targeted by designer labels may or may not consider the purchase of a designer label product.^[2] A Lincoln Town Car luxury sedan is an example of a typical luxury good. ... Tommy Hilfiger logo. ... Perry Ellis (1940–1986) was an American fashion designer. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ... The Versace logo. ... Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ... Pierre cartier was the grandson of Louis-Francois Cartier who had taken the jewellery workshop of his teacher, Adolphe Picard, in 1847 hence founding the famous Cartier jewellery. ... Ralph Lauren Polo. ... Coach Inc. ... L.L. Bean is a retail and catalog company based in Freeport, Maine, specializing in outdoor equipment and clothing. ... This graph shows the American definition of social class according to the New York Times using the quintiles as measurement for class. ... Perry Ellis (1940–1986) was an American fashion designer. ... L.L. Bean is a retail and catalog company based in Freeport, Maine, specializing in outdoor equipment and clothing. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ...

See also

• Luxury good
• Veblen good
• Mass affluent

A Lincoln Town Car luxury sedan is an example of a typical luxury good. ... A commodity is a Veblen good if peoples preference for buying it increases as a direct function of its price. ...

References

1. ^ Ehrenreich, Barbara (1989). Fear of Falling, The Inner Life of the Middle Class. New York, NY: Harper Collins. 0-06-0973331.
2. ^ Fussel, Paul (1983). Class, A Guide through the American status system. New York, NY: Touchstone. 0-671-79225-3.