TY - JOUR AB - This study examines whether a unique set of emotions may be generated by advertisements for apparel products and brands for a young female target audience. Also studied were the effects of emotions on evaluative perceptions of apparel brand advertisements (ad attitude). Test advertisements consisted of 90 advertisements representing 56 different brands. Using an aggregate‐level communication model, all analysis in the study was performed across advertisements, not across people, as sampling units of interest. Findings show a unique set of three emotional dimensions generated by the apparel brand advertisements. Two emotional dimensions, pleasure/activation (eg activation, bored, desired, social affection) and hypoactivation (drowsy, restful, soothed), had a positive influence on ad attitude. The third dimension, domination (anger, fear, irritation, tension), did not have a significant effect on ad attitude, having neither good nor bad effect on evaluations of advertisements. VL - 4 IS - 4 SN - 1361-2026 DO - 10.1108/eb022598 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022598 AU - Kim Hye‐Shin PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Examination of emotional response to apparel brand advertisements T2 - Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 303 EP - 313 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -