The purpose of this study was to find out the shopping motive factors of clothing and to classify consumer groups according to clothing shopping motives, and also to analyze demographic characteristics, conspicuous consumption and clothing purchase behavior among consumer groups. The subjects were 329 women in their twenties living in Seoul. For data analysis, mean, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, $chi$$^2$-test, ANOVA, Duncan test were conducted. The results are as follows; 1. Three factors of clothing shopping motives were identified: fashion/leisure pursuit, economic, and personal motive. Consumer groups are classified into the following four subdivisions: personalizing group, apathetic group, fashion/leisure pursuit group, economic group. 2. Among consumer groups, there were significant differences in demographic characteristics according to age, occupation of the subjects. 3. Among consumer groups, there were significant differences in conspicuous consumptions according to factors such as brand intention, status symbol intention. 4. Among consumer groups, there were significant differences in clothing purchase behavior according to use of information sources. Regardless of clothing shopping motives, consumer preferred department stores in purchasing formal dress, and preferred haberdashery.bonded store in purchasing casual wear.