A lifestyle brand for a Charlie’s Angel.
In 1985, Jaclyn Smith introduced her collection of women's apparel and accessories for Kmart stores. She revolutionized the celebrity-designed fashion brand by developing her own collection and took the business world by storm.
Since that time, more than 100 million women have purchased clothing and accessories bearing her name.
Expanding into new markets required a modern, more flexible brand.
Brand identity
Before
The updated mark expands the Jaclyn Smith lifestyle brand. The iconic chain link textile pattern was a referential, a nod to the original Charlie’s Angels television series starring Jaclyn Smith, which aired 1976 to 1981.
Color was an involved and diligent process. Hues were selected to reference the brand’s history, celebrate bold femininity, and complement the widest variety of skin tones.
After
Haberdashery & packaging
Environmental protection and sustainability are values Jaclyn and I share. Thus, all packaging was designed with these values in mind.
Paper goods are a minimum 30% PCW (most are 70%+), inks are plant-based, ribbons/cording is from raw and biodegradable sources, and I avoided adhesives wherever possible. Metal with recycled content was favoured, plastic was to be avoided wherever possible.
Brand experience
Social:
Jaclyn has an immense following on social media, across multiple platforms (380k+ on Instagram). What was missing was a singular, consumer strategy. Celebrating all ages and types of women was something Jaclyn had always done. It was important for the brand to tell the same story.
Experience concept:
The retail brand expression needed to be impactful, low lift, and cost effective for installation in key market stores. Existing fixtures were utilized and skinned, home production capabilities through existing factories were recommended for additional decor. A highlight product wall was recommended to create a more intimate shopping experience and promote cross-merchandised products.
Client: Jaclyn Smith
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Season: launch Autumn/ Winter 2020
Role: Brand and creative direction, conceptual development, design and production
Format: Brand identity and creative concept as printed pitch book, packaging hang tags, garment haberdashery, fashion product Art Direction, marketing and campaign strategy
Approach: customer journey, market research, digital design
Market research, design shifts, and our internal customer research demonstrated that the previous logomark did not resonate as strongly as Jaclyn, the individual, or the brand. Although the previous brand had a storied history and brand equity, the decision was made to update the mark, giving Jaclyn something as modern as she was.
Growing from a Women’s only brand to a lifestyle brand demanded a flexible, fully realized brand system.