HonourMark — Case study | John Blanco-Slingerland
  • Website
  • Shopify store
  • Marketing & social

ELEVATED OUTERWEAR WITH ATTENTION TO CRAFT

HonourMark makes attainable luxury outerwear in San Francisco. I designed the website, set up the store on Shopify, and built a launch campaign for social and paid ads.

Client
HonourMark Outerwear
Delivered
Website, store, campaign
Platform
Shopify

One team, one package: site, store and launch

ProcessWith a focus on the brand’s story, the site connects the luxury to emotion, the store makes buying easy, and the campaign connects people to the brand with the same story beats.

  1. 01

    Website design

    A dark, editorial site built around the collection, the cloth and the hardware, with a story from a page in a journal.

  2. 02

    Shopify store

    Four jackets with color variants, product detail views, a size guide, a cart drawer and checkout.

  3. 03

    Marketing & social

    A launch campaign in three phases, with feed and story ads, display banners, an Instagram grid and email.

Website design

The site opens on the collection film, then moves from the jackets to the details that justify the price: Ventile® cloth, Japanese twill pocketing, Kentucky snaps and California nappa.

Midnight navy, bone and brass, with a serif display face, keep it quiet and expensive-looking. Our Story traces each material back to where it comes from, and the H-Journal gives the brand something to publish between drops.

StrategyShow the craft before the price. Someone who understands the cloth and the quality understands the price point.

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Shopify store

Four pieces, each with color options and a detail gallery: the Car Coat, the Moto Jacket, the Quilted Jacket and the Vest.

I set up the catalog, variants and collections in Shopify, and designed the cart drawer, size guide and search to match the site. Free shipping and returns show up in the header, the cart and the footer, so the promise is always in view.

StrategyShopify keeps a small label's operations simple. Inventory, orders, returns and email live in one place, and the design stays custom.

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Marketing & social campaign

"Made for the Weather" launches the collection in three phases: the film for reach, the details for consideration, and the journal for community.

StrategyEvery ad uses a line from the site, and every click lands on the page that finishes the thought, so the campaign builds on the story, and it feels connected when you land on the story.

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Paid social · feed 4:5

Made for the weather

No coating. No laminate. Just cloth.

Shop the jackets
Phase 02 · Cloth. Ventile® macro. Lands on the details section.
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The Moto Jacket

$345 · Made in San Francisco

Shop now
Phase 02 · Product. Catalog ad, one card per jacket, synced from Shopify.

Kentucky snaps. California nappa. San Francisco hands.

See the details
Phase 02 · Hardware. Retargets site visitors who viewed a jacket.

Stories & Reels · 9:16

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Watch the film
Phase 01 · Film. 15-second cut for Reels and Stories.

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Shop the collection
Phase 01 · Film. Second cut, sequenced after the first for viewers who watched it.

The Vest · Stone

Free shipping and returns on every jacket

Shop the vest
Phase 02 · Offer. Removes the risk of buying outerwear online.

Instagram grid · launch week

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Organic. Product, detail and type posts alternate so the grid reads as one story from the profile page.

Email · H-Journal

Interview · Vol. 01

People making their mark

Five questions for Chris Golec, Founder & CEO of Demandbase, on ferries, coaching and moving forward.

Read the interview

Phase 03 · Community. Monthly send to newsletter sign-ups from the site footer.

Display · 300×250 and 728×90

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The Quilted Jacket

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HonourMark Four pieces, built to be kept Explore

Phase 02 · Retargeting. Google Display for visitors who left without buying.

Fall launch

Wear your mark

Every HonourMark piece carries a mark: the hang tag, the stamped antique silver snaps, and the wear you put into it. The campaign sells craft you can see and a jacket you keep, in the same dark, cinematic language as the new site.

StrategyPaid and organic social carry the story. Display and email close the sale.

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Four messages

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Flight plan

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Feed posts · 4:5

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Carousel · Where it comes from

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Weeks 4–5 · Proof. One jacket, five places: Japan, United Kingdom, Kentucky, California and San Francisco. Scroll sideways.

Stories · 9:16

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Pinterest · 2:3

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Link ad · 1.91:1

Wear Your Mark Proudly link ad
Weeks 2–3 · Launch. Facebook and Instagram link ad to the new shop.

Display · 300×250 and 728×90

Made for the Weather 300 by 250 banner Wear Your Mark 728 by 90 banner

Week 6 on · Convert. Retargeted to site visitors, leading with free shipping and returns.

Launch email

Wear Your Mark launch email

Weeks 2–3 · Launch. The new shop is open, sent to the list. Scroll inside to read.

Outcome

A small label with a store that looks like the product: a site, a Shopify setup and a campaign built on the same words, colors and photography.

Website
Tells the story of the cloth and hardware, with a journal for ongoing content.
Store
Catalog, variants, cart and checkout on Shopify, run by the team without a developer.
Campaign
Ready-to-run ads for feed, stories, display and email, all pointing to the right page.
Measure
Conversion rate, return on ad spend, newsletter sign-ups and repeat customers.

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Services on this project

  • Website design
  • Shopify setup
  • Marketing campaign
  • Social & paid ads