Elizabeth Ibarrola Marketing Freedom to Emerging Adults CMC 100 Professor Ted Gournelos Textual Analysis
Feb 22, 2016
Elizabeth IbarrolaMarketing Freedom to Emerging AdultsCMC 100Professor Ted GournelosTextual Analysis
Thesis -This paper will focus on the image of youth created by the Tommy Hilfiger brand and the idea of freedom associated with that image through a textual analysis of an ad from the 2010 fall campaign. It will argue how Tommy Hilfiger projects a particular idea of freedom to attract a young audience.
Retro
Colors and TexturesReminiscent of 70sRevolution of Youth
LeisurePicnic/tailgatingNegates wealthExaggeratedly relaxed
HipEducatedRacially diverseEclectic
ConclusionThe image is asserting a way for emerging adults to achieve happiness that is based on personal freedoms and personal power. However, by purchasing this brand you do not buy into a lifestyle or buy yourself those freedoms. Instead you chain yourself to the idea of youth that the image presents.