It was predicted and found that apparel styling would affect evaluations of advertising appeals. Image-oriented advertising appeals were evaluated more favorably for apparel classified as “trendy” and quality/information-oriented advertising appeals were evaluated more favorably for apparel classified as “classic.”
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