1 PORTRAIT: YVES SAINT LAURENT
FOUNDER AND DESIGNER OF YSL
2 YVES SAINT LAURENT
LE SMOKING TUXEDO SUIT, 1966
3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
S/S 2013 PARIS FASHION WEEK
4 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
FIRST COLLECTION, 2012
5 PORTRAIT: HEDI SLIMANE
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF SAINT LAURENT PARIS
6 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
MUSIC PROJECT: MARILYN MANSON
1
2
3 4
5
6
EDGY
YOUNG
ROCK N’ ROLL
ANDROGYNOUS
FRENCH
GRUNGE
D I S T O R T E D C U E T E S T
 
S A I N T L A U R E N T P A R I S 
 
Y V E S S A I N T L A U R E N T
INCREASE BRAND AWARENESS
MAIN GOAL	
  
CANADIAN EXPANSION
RECOMMENDATION1:	
  
CANADIAN FLAGSHIP
1 BLOOR STREET
LOCATION OF FLAGSHIP STORE
2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
STORE FRONT IN SHANGHAI
3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
INTERIOR OF FLAGSHIP STORE
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3
F L A G S H I P
S T O R E 
I N T O R O N T O
1 HOLT RENFREW MONTREAL
LOCATION OF BOUTIQUE
2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS STORE
VISUAL MERCHANDISING
3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
INTERIOR OF BOUTIQUE
B O U T I Q U E I N
M O N T R E A L 
1
2
3
BOILER ROOM EVENT
1 EVENT VENUE
UNDERGROUND CONCEPT
2 EVENT VENUE
INDUSTRIAL CHIC CONCEPT
4 POLAROID PICTURES
OFFICIAL EVENT PHOTOGRAPHS
1
2
4
3
4 BANKS
EVENT PERFORMER
5 HENDRICK’S GIN
OFFICIAL EVENT LIQUOR 
6 PERRIER
OFFICIAL EVENT WATER
7 KRONENBOURG
OFFICIAL EVENT BEER
5
6 7
SEPARATION OF YSL & SLP
GIORGIO ARMANI
BEAUTY LINE NAMING
YVES SAINT LAURENT BEAUTY
LIP GLOSS ADVERTISEMENT
P R O D U C T 
WEBSITE: SAINT LAURENT PARIS 
WOMEN’S HANDBAGS
P L A C E 
1 ALEXANDER WANG
FLAGSHIP INTERIOR
2 TOM FORD
FLAGSHIP INTERIOR
3 GIVENCHY
STORE FRONT
2
1
3
POWER OF ASSOCIATION 
BETWEEN SLP AND YSL
(IN %)
TIME 
(IN DAYS)
DAY 1
 DAY 60
 DAY 300
100
0
P R O P O S E D E X T I N C T I O N C U R V E F O R A S S O C I AT I O N
B E T W E E M S L P A N D Y S L O V E R T I M E
1 SAINT LAURENT PARIS FACEBOOK
USER NAME VS. PICTURE
2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS FACEBOOK
ALL CAPS POST
3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS YOUTUBE
USER NAME VS. PICTURE
4 SAINT LAURENT PARIS TWITTER
USER NAME VS. PICTURE
1 2
3 4
P R O M O T I O N
O u t - d a t e d f a v i c o n 
O u t - d a t e d d o m a i n n a m e 
P R O M O T I O N 
SAINT LAURENT PARIS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
1 WOMEN’S COLLECTION
PERMANENT COLLECTION CAMPAIGN
2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS
ATELIER
3 PARIS FASHION WEEK
S/S 2015
4 MUSIC PROJECT CAMPAIGN
CHRISTOPHER OWENS
P R O M O T I O N 
S O U N D C L O U D : W E B & A P P 
MUSIC SHARING PLATFORM
COLLABORATION WITH H&M
RECOMMENDATION2:	
  
FOR
P R O D U C T 
 
 
 

 
 
T A R G E T E D T O W A R D S S A I N T
L A U R E N T P O T E N T I A L B U Y E R S 
4 0 D E S I G N S T H A T W I L L
E P I T O M I Z E S A I N T L A U R E N T
S T Y L E , W I T H A N E V E R Y D A Y
S T R E E T W E A R A P P E A L T H A T
I S C O N S I S T E N T W I T H H & M 
L A Y O U T D E S I G N E D B Y S A I N T
L A U R E N T S T Y L I S T S 
M A R K E T I N G
P R O G R A M S 
FOR!
Dress!
$199
P R I C E 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
$ 2 0 - $ 4 0 0 
P L A C E 
 
 
 
 
 
S E L E C T H & M S T O R E S 
C A N A D A : T O R O N T O /
M O N T R E A L / V A N C O U V E R 
W W W . H M . C O M /
S A I N T L A U R E N T P A R I S
S A I N T L A U R E N T P A R I S P A C K A G I N G 
FROM WHICH THE H&M COLLABORATION PACKAGING WILL BE INSPIRED
P R O M O T I O N 
 
 
 
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 
C O L L A B O R A T I O N I S
A N N O U N C E D 
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 
L O O K B O O K R E L E A S E D 
P A R I S R U N W A Y S H O W 
N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5 
S E L E C T S T O R E S O P E N W I T H
E X C L U S I V E S A I N T L A U R E N T X
H & M C O L L E C T I O N
S E C O N D A RY
A S S O C I AT I O N S 
1 AYMELINE VALADE
AT PREMIERE OF THE SAINT LAURENT MOVIE
2 SAINT LAURENT
MOVIE POSTER
2
1
B R A N D N A R R AT I V E 
S h e w a k e s u p t o t h e s o u n d o f h e r t w i t t e r n o t i fi c a t i o n s , h e r
h a i r i n a m e s s , a n i g h t o f p a r t y i n g b e h i n d h e r, a d a y o f a r t
a n d c a f e s h o p s a h e a d . S h e o p e n s t h e c u r t a i n s o f h e r v a s t
a p a r t m e n t , e x p o s i n g h e r v i e w o f t h e m e t r o p o l i s . S h e l i e s a t
t h e h e a r t o f t h e u n d e r g r o u n d s c e n e i n a l l i t s e x c l u s i v i t y ,
a d m i r e d b y a l l w h o p a s s h e r b y . S h e t a k e s o u t a c i g a r e t t e
t o w a k e h e r s e l f u p , a l l w h i l e s t i l l i n h e r b a s i c b l a c k
u n d e r w e a r, h i p b o n e s p r o t r u d i n g a n d l i m b s e x p o s e d . H e r t a l l
s l e n d e r b o d y s l o w l y s l i d e s i n t o h e r o u t fi t f o r t h e d a y : e d g y ,
m o n o c h r o m e , a n d e x p e n s i v e . S h e c l o s e s t h e d o o r b e h i n d
h e r, p u t s h e r e a r p h o n e s o n , h i d i n g t h e m b e h i n d h e r b l o n d e
h a i r a n d p u t s o n s o m e R o c k n ’ R o l l t o c a l m h e r s e l f . S h e ’ s
o u t t h e d o o r.
MRKT438 Brand Management: Saint Laurent Paris

MRKT438 Brand Management: Saint Laurent Paris

  • 2.
    1 PORTRAIT: YVESSAINT LAURENT FOUNDER AND DESIGNER OF YSL 2 YVES SAINT LAURENT LE SMOKING TUXEDO SUIT, 1966 3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS S/S 2013 PARIS FASHION WEEK 4 SAINT LAURENT PARIS FIRST COLLECTION, 2012 5 PORTRAIT: HEDI SLIMANE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF SAINT LAURENT PARIS 6 SAINT LAURENT PARIS MUSIC PROJECT: MARILYN MANSON 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • 3.
  • 4.
    D I ST O R T E D C U E T E S T S A I N T L A U R E N T P A R I S Y V E S S A I N T L A U R E N T
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
    1 BLOOR STREET LOCATIONOF FLAGSHIP STORE 2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS STORE FRONT IN SHANGHAI 3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS INTERIOR OF FLAGSHIP STORE 21 3 F L A G S H I P S T O R E I N T O R O N T O
  • 9.
    1 HOLT RENFREWMONTREAL LOCATION OF BOUTIQUE 2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS STORE VISUAL MERCHANDISING 3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS INTERIOR OF BOUTIQUE B O U T I Q U E I N M O N T R E A L 1 2 3
  • 10.
  • 11.
    1 EVENT VENUE UNDERGROUNDCONCEPT 2 EVENT VENUE INDUSTRIAL CHIC CONCEPT 4 POLAROID PICTURES OFFICIAL EVENT PHOTOGRAPHS 1 2 4 3 4 BANKS EVENT PERFORMER 5 HENDRICK’S GIN OFFICIAL EVENT LIQUOR 6 PERRIER OFFICIAL EVENT WATER 7 KRONENBOURG OFFICIAL EVENT BEER 5 6 7
  • 12.
  • 13.
    GIORGIO ARMANI BEAUTY LINENAMING YVES SAINT LAURENT BEAUTY LIP GLOSS ADVERTISEMENT
  • 14.
    P R OD U C T WEBSITE: SAINT LAURENT PARIS WOMEN’S HANDBAGS
  • 15.
    P L AC E 1 ALEXANDER WANG FLAGSHIP INTERIOR 2 TOM FORD FLAGSHIP INTERIOR 3 GIVENCHY STORE FRONT 2 1 3
  • 16.
    POWER OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SLP AND YSL (IN %) TIME (IN DAYS) DAY 1 DAY 60 DAY 300 100 0 P R O P O S E D E X T I N C T I O N C U R V E F O R A S S O C I AT I O N B E T W E E M S L P A N D Y S L O V E R T I M E
  • 17.
    1 SAINT LAURENTPARIS FACEBOOK USER NAME VS. PICTURE 2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS FACEBOOK ALL CAPS POST 3 SAINT LAURENT PARIS YOUTUBE USER NAME VS. PICTURE 4 SAINT LAURENT PARIS TWITTER USER NAME VS. PICTURE 1 2 3 4 P R O M O T I O N
  • 18.
    O u t- d a t e d f a v i c o n O u t - d a t e d d o m a i n n a m e P R O M O T I O N SAINT LAURENT PARIS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
  • 19.
    1 WOMEN’S COLLECTION PERMANENTCOLLECTION CAMPAIGN 2 SAINT LAURENT PARIS ATELIER 3 PARIS FASHION WEEK S/S 2015 4 MUSIC PROJECT CAMPAIGN CHRISTOPHER OWENS
  • 20.
    P R OM O T I O N S O U N D C L O U D : W E B & A P P MUSIC SHARING PLATFORM
  • 21.
  • 23.
  • 24.
    P R OD U C T T A R G E T E D T O W A R D S S A I N T L A U R E N T P O T E N T I A L B U Y E R S 4 0 D E S I G N S T H A T W I L L E P I T O M I Z E S A I N T L A U R E N T S T Y L E , W I T H A N E V E R Y D A Y S T R E E T W E A R A P P E A L T H A T I S C O N S I S T E N T W I T H H & M L A Y O U T D E S I G N E D B Y S A I N T L A U R E N T S T Y L I S T S M A R K E T I N G P R O G R A M S FOR! Dress! $199 P R I C E $ 2 0 - $ 4 0 0 P L A C E S E L E C T H & M S T O R E S C A N A D A : T O R O N T O / M O N T R E A L / V A N C O U V E R W W W . H M . C O M / S A I N T L A U R E N T P A R I S
  • 25.
    S A IN T L A U R E N T P A R I S P A C K A G I N G FROM WHICH THE H&M COLLABORATION PACKAGING WILL BE INSPIRED
  • 26.
    P R OM O T I O N J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 C O L L A B O R A T I O N I S A N N O U N C E D O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 L O O K B O O K R E L E A S E D P A R I S R U N W A Y S H O W N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5 S E L E C T S T O R E S O P E N W I T H E X C L U S I V E S A I N T L A U R E N T X H & M C O L L E C T I O N
  • 27.
    S E CO N D A RY A S S O C I AT I O N S 1 AYMELINE VALADE AT PREMIERE OF THE SAINT LAURENT MOVIE 2 SAINT LAURENT MOVIE POSTER 2 1
  • 28.
    B R AN D N A R R AT I V E S h e w a k e s u p t o t h e s o u n d o f h e r t w i t t e r n o t i fi c a t i o n s , h e r h a i r i n a m e s s , a n i g h t o f p a r t y i n g b e h i n d h e r, a d a y o f a r t a n d c a f e s h o p s a h e a d . S h e o p e n s t h e c u r t a i n s o f h e r v a s t a p a r t m e n t , e x p o s i n g h e r v i e w o f t h e m e t r o p o l i s . S h e l i e s a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e u n d e r g r o u n d s c e n e i n a l l i t s e x c l u s i v i t y , a d m i r e d b y a l l w h o p a s s h e r b y . S h e t a k e s o u t a c i g a r e t t e t o w a k e h e r s e l f u p , a l l w h i l e s t i l l i n h e r b a s i c b l a c k u n d e r w e a r, h i p b o n e s p r o t r u d i n g a n d l i m b s e x p o s e d . H e r t a l l s l e n d e r b o d y s l o w l y s l i d e s i n t o h e r o u t fi t f o r t h e d a y : e d g y , m o n o c h r o m e , a n d e x p e n s i v e . S h e c l o s e s t h e d o o r b e h i n d h e r, p u t s h e r e a r p h o n e s o n , h i d i n g t h e m b e h i n d h e r b l o n d e h a i r a n d p u t s o n s o m e R o c k n ’ R o l l t o c a l m h e r s e l f . S h e ’ s o u t t h e d o o r.

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Recap of key findings Modified brand narrative Main issue
  • #6 Recommendations
  • #7 Recommendations
  • #9 Canadian Flagship
  • #10 HOLT RENFREW
  • #22 Recommendations