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  1. harmony → the sourcing of textiles and apparel comes from american suppliers because american suppliers offer the lowest costs due to production efficiencies

          

  2. true → recesssion causes a decline in children's apparel business

          

  3. during the 70s men wore colorful clothing → space, line, form, light, color, texture, pattern, aspects

          

  4. space → empty area, garment balance, decieve perception, convex/concave lines, size, overlapping, closeness, density

          

  5. vanity sizing → when designers opt to reinterpret select pieces from the signature lines while maintaining the style of the signature collection, the pieces are what

          

  6. trickle up theory → fashions are introduced by the lower class (youth, minorities, working class) then gain popularity with the more affluent consumers

          

  7. planned obselescene → continual introduction of new and different styles, prints, colors, and fabrics

          

  8. false → empty area, garment balance, decieve perception, convex/concave lines, size, overlapping, closeness, density

          

  9. speed-to-market → empty area, garment balance, decieve perception, convex/concave lines, size, overlapping, closeness, density

          

  10. diffusion → motif, linr, element, direction

          

  11. fashion followers → intro: innovators purchase from the retailers who "lead fashion"
    rise: fashion leaders purchase from traditional retailers in their "better" departments
    acceleration: followers purchase from traditional retailers in "moderate pricing"
    mass acceptance: followers purchase from the mass merchant
    decline: followers may purchase a few items at greatly reduced prices from discounters
    obsolescence: no one is buying

          

  12. fiber and yarn production → beginning of the apparel supply chain

          

  13. consumer group betweens ages 8 and 12 → preteens

          

  14. trickle down theory → fashions are introduced by the wealthy members of society and then adopted by the masses

          

  15. the general direction in which fashion is moving → trend

          

  16. repetition, rythym, emphasis, proportion, scale, balance, harmony, and unity → list the children's apparel categories

          

  17. producer, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, ultimate consumer → list the supply chain in order

          

  18. false → bc of the vast diversity within the fashion industry, students do not need to know and understand the fundamentals of the industry as well as basic fashion terminology

          

  19. fashion cycle → follow trends that fashion innovators start

          

  20. light → defines and locates lines; forms and surfaces; designers must control the surface the light strikes --> anticipate the light that hits the garment

          

  21. space, line, shape/form, light, color, pattern, texture → elements of design (7)

          

  22. john t. malloy → 3:5 - aesthtic

          

  23. 1939 → slinky, form fitting bias cut dresses were popular when

          

  24. christian dior → what designer introdcued the new look post ww2

          

  25. merchandising → right product at the right time, in the right quantity, at the right price

          

  26. texture → fashion occurs in almost every aspect of life

          

  27. artifical obsolescence → people wear more expensive branded pieces with trend-right items at fast-fashion

          

  28. purposes of fashion → show affluence, enhance youth, show superiority, express modern nature, create interest, relieve boredom, erotic appeal, gender differences, decoration, sense of identity, self-expression, gain support, equalize appearances,

          

  29. 1930s → year DuPont Chemical company introduced nylon

          

  30. design process → problem identification-preliminary ideas-design refinement-prototype development-evaluationg and implementation

          

  31. emphasis → marketers use fashion promotions with this to sell more fashion

          

  32. 1960s → era panthyhose introduced

          

  33. limited contact with french couture houses → beginning of the apparel supply chain

          

  34. repetition → comparative relationships, golden ration

          

  35. false → fashion is a reflection of the way of life at a given time

          

  36. rythym → defines and locates lines; forms and surfaces; designers must control the surface the light strikes --> anticipate the light that hits the garment

          

  37. maxi dress → visible and tangible quality; tactile of a surface and 3D substance; medium --> fiber content, yarn structure, finishes

          

  38. unique cultural segments → fashions are introduced by the lower class (youth, minorities, working class) then gain popularity with the more affluent consumers

          

  39. current trend of childrens apparel → increase in the number of licensed products, increse in the influence of children on purchase decisions

          

  40. laver theory → single fashion using adjectives, depending on how far removed the style is from its fashionable days- "timeline of acceptable days"

          

  41. principles of fashion → repetition, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, scale, balance, harmony, unity

          

  42. chase and flight → lower classes chase (imitate) fashions of the upper class, who then fly to a newer fashion

          

  43. process of custom tailoring a man's clothing to his specific measurements → list the children's apparel categories

          

  44. auxiliary services → practice used by higher-end clothing manufacturers where sizes are cut generously to allow a customer to purchase a size smaller

          

  45. true → popularity of wearing obvious status symbols waned in the 90s

          

  46. andres courreges → introduced a-line shift, above the knee hemlines, and white gogo boots of the 60s

          

  47. beatniks → counterculture who wore black and had a strong influence on hippies

          

  48. fashion design process → problem identification to premliminary ideas to design refinement to prototype development to evaluation to implementation

          

  49. true → fashion is a reflection of the way of life at a given time

          

  50. shape/form → percieved boundaries, relationship w space, line and shape; 2D = shape 3D= form; insets, collars, cutouts, 3D creates flat shape; do not countour shaps and forms extremely

          

  51. whole sale price zones → women's taboo zones (chest, butt, hands) change over time

          

  52. geographic theory → fashions are introduced by the lower class (youth, minorities, working class) then gain popularity with the more affluent consumers

          

  53. apparel and accessories → lower classes chase (imitate) fashions of the upper class, who then fly to a newer fashion

          

  54. preemies, newborns, infants, toddlers, children, and preteens → list the children's apparel categories

          

  55. golden ratio → 3:5 - aesthtic

          

  56. 4 times → fashion is a reflection of the way of life at a given time

          

  57. cost and quality → lower classes chase (imitate) fashions of the upper class, who then fly to a newer fashion

          

  58. fashion innovators → start fashion trends

          

  59. color → hue (wavelength), value (light/dark), chroma (intensity); theories; pyshcial/light, pigment, psychological/visual, color schemes: monochromatic, analogous
    external occurrences and internal sensation
    color theme, individual matter

          

  60. men's wear industry → critical thinking, creativity, charisma, calculating mind

          

  61. true → fashion occurs in almost every aspect of life

          

  62. unity → the sourcing of textiles and apparel comes from american suppliers because american suppliers offer the lowest costs due to production efficiencies

          

  63. zeitgeist → fashion represents social, political, and economic happenings

          

  64. lower better/better → wholesale zones of a typical department store

          

  65. line → boundaries of a garment; seams, thickness, path, eveness, continuity, edge, contour consistency, length, direction, creases/folds, darts

          

  66. proportion → motif, linr, element, direction

          

  67. pattern → bc of the vast diversity within the fashion industry, students do not need to know and understand the fundamentals of the industry as well as basic fashion terminology

          

  68. why fashion is unique → start fashion trends

          

  69. elements of fashion → show affluence, enhance youth, show superiority, express modern nature, create interest, relieve boredom, erotic appeal, gender differences, decoration, sense of identity, self-expression, gain support, equalize appearances,

          

  70. career prep → single fashion using adjectives, depending on how far removed the style is from its fashionable days- "timeline of acceptable days"

          

  71. thorstein veblen → intro: innovators purchase from the retailers who "lead fashion"
    rise: fashion leaders purchase from traditional retailers in their "better" departments
    acceleration: followers purchase from traditional retailers in "moderate pricing"
    mass acceptance: followers purchase from the mass merchant
    decline: followers may purchase a few items at greatly reduced prices from discounters
    obsolescence: no one is buying

          

  72. emotives → marketers use fashion promotions with this to sell more fashion

          

  73. decorate, sense of identity, superiority, relieve boredom → purpose of fashion

          

  74. balance → distribution of visual weight, horizontal, veritcal, radical; physical and psychological effects

          

  75. high-low trend → gain part time employment, strong work ethic, understand that change will be a constant in their careers

          

  76. scale → empty area, garment balance, decieve perception, convex/concave lines, size, overlapping, closeness, density

          

  77. erogenous zones → women's taboo zones (chest, butt, hands) change over time

          

  78. suffragettes → empty area, garment balance, decieve perception, convex/concave lines, size, overlapping, closeness, density

          

  79. producer, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, ultimate consumer → list the supply chain

          

  80. four c's of fashion → repetition, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, scale, balance, harmony, unity