Two sisters from Dubuque, Iowa, recently started a clothing line called 'The Midwest Girl' that helps women show off their regional pride. While the brand originally began with T-shirts, the sisters are now opening a brick-and-mortar store that will showcase their stylish, yet budget-friendly clothing line.
The Midwestern Girl is a clothing line that primarily consists of graphic T-shirts and tank tops. Many of the shirts include state-specific graphics for places such as Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The idea behind the shirts is to give women an easy way to show off their regional pride via recognizable symbols such as the shape of their home state. As Droessler explains, "We realized that people from the Midwest are proud of where they are from. We wanted to create a T-shirt that allowed girls to showcase that pride." In addition to the shirts, The Midwestern Girl will also offer denim and clothing accessories such as charm bracelets at its new store.
The regional clothing collection demonstrates the consumer demand for patriotic apparel that is specific to certain parts of the country.
Midwestern Clothing Collections
The Midwest Girl Clothing Line Capitalizes on Regional Pride
Trend Themes
1. Regional Pride Apparel - Creating clothing lines that allow consumers to showcase their regional pride through state-specific graphics and recognizable symbols presents a disruptive innovation opportunity.
2. Patriotic Apparel - Responding to the consumer demand for patriotic apparel that is specific to certain parts of the country presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for clothing brands.
3. Budget-friendly Fashion - Developing stylish yet budget-friendly clothing lines provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for brands looking to cater to cost-conscious consumers.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Retail - The regional pride apparel trend opens up opportunities for fashion retailers to create clothing collections that cater to consumers' desire to showcase their regional pride through apparel.
2. Graphic Design and Printing - The demand for state-specific graphics on apparel creates opportunities for graphic design and printing industries to provide unique and customized printing services for clothing brands.
3. Accessories - The incorporation of clothing accessories, such as charm bracelets, into regional clothing collections presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the accessories industry to collaborate with clothing brands.