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| the style or styles of clothing and accessories worn at a particular time by a particular group of people |
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| those engaged in manufacturing the materials and finished products used in the production of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children |
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| included all the industries and services connected with fashion; design, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, retailing, advertising, communications, publishing, and consulting- any business concerned with fashion goods and services |
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| diverse activities that identify consumer needs, develop good products, and price, distribute, and promote those products effectively so that they sell easily |
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| the marketing of apparel, accessories, and other fashion related products to the ultimate consumer |
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| the planning required to have the right fashion- oriented merchandise at the right time, the right place, in the right quantities, at the right prices, and with the right sales promotion for a specific customer |
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| the characteristic or distinctive appearance of a garment- the combo of features that make it unique and different |
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| a style that is accepted and used by the majority of a group at any one time, no matter how small the group. fashion is always a based on some particular style |
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| a style that is accepted and used by the majority of a group at any one time, no matter how small the group. fashion is always a based on some particular style |
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| a new style accepted by a limited number of fashion leader who want to be the first to adopt changes and innovation in fashion |
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| styles that are widely accepted usually sold in large quantities at moderate to low prices |
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| a particular or individual interpretation, version, or treatment of a style |
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| identifies it for manufacturing ordering and selling purposes |
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| prevailing opinion of what is and what is not attractive and appropriate for an occasion |
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| a style or design that satisfies a basic need and remains in general fashion acceptance for an extended period of time |
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| a fashion that suddenly sweeps into popularity affecting a limited part of the total population and quickly disappears |
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| a general direction or movement components of fashion |
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| its overall outline or contour |
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| individual elements that give a silhouette shape or form |
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| look and feel of material, woven or non woven |
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| key factor in apparel selection |
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| the rise, wide popularity, and then decline in acceptance of style |
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| when the new original design (or its adaptations) is accepted by an increasing number of customers |
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| versions of the original designer style duplicated by manufacturers |
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| deisgns that have all the dominant features of the style that inspired them but do not claim to be exact copies |
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| period when a fashion is at the heigh of its popularity and use (plateau) |
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| when bordem with a fashion sets in, result: decreased demand |
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| strong distaste for a style has set in and it can no long be sold at any price |
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| strong distaste for a style has set in and it can no long be sold at any price |
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| take more seasons to complete their cycles than average |
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| take fewer seasons to complete their cycles than average |
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| regulate what we can and cannot purchase |
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| take fewer seasons to complete their cycles than average |
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| particularly interesting new styles that are still in the introduction phase of their fashion cycle |
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| trickle down, a style must first be adopted at the top of the social pyramid |
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| fashion moves horizontally between groups or similar social circles rather then 1 to another |
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| a person who is quicker than his/her associates to try out a new style |
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| a person whose advise is sought by associates |
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| the young are quicker than any other social group to create or adopt new and different fashions |
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| growers and producers of the raw materials of fashion- the fiber, fabric, leather, and fur |
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| composed of industries manufactures and contractors, that produce the semifinished or finished fashion goods from the materials produced on the primary level |
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| the ultimate distribution level-retailers |
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| the only level that functions with all the other levels simultaneously |
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| expands capabilities on the level on which its been performing successfully |
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| expands capabilities on levels other than its primary function |
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| (acquisition) a sale of one company to another by the purchasing company usually dominant |
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| the addition of various lines, products, or services to serve different markets |
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| a contract that gives an individual (or group of people) the right to own a business |
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| a legal agreement where by firms are given permission to produce and market merchandise in the name of the licensor for a period of time |
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| the licensor gets paid a percentage of sales, 2-15% |
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| between custom and high quality but less expensive merchandise |
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| sometimes produces originals but usually turns out adaptation of styles that have survived the intro stage and are in the rise |
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| makes no attempt to offer new or unusual styling |
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| widely accepted fashions ex. JC pennys, sears, and khols |
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| textile fiber and textile manufacturers |
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| criscone, brooklyn bow international, velcore usa |
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| an extremely fine, hairlike strand almost invisible to the eye, the smallest element of a fabric |
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| yarn knitted, women, or bonded |
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| they come from plant and animal sources |
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| made in a chemists laboratory |
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| the most widely used of all natural fibers |
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| the fiber that comes from the coat of sheep |
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| comes from a cocoon formed by a silkworm |
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| used to make linen, comes from the stem of a flax plant |
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| over after the flax fiber is spun into yarn and women or knit into fabric |
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| comes from a woody leafted asian plant grown mostly in china |
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| over after the flax fiber is spun into yarn and women or knit into fabric |
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| a fibrous plant with an interesting history stop growing in US for fear of illegal substances |
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| a mechanical device that produces fibers through forcing liquid into tiny holes |
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| made with minimum chemical steps: rayon, acetate, triacetate, and lyocell plant and chemical artificial silk |
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| uses petrolleum, coal, gas, air, and water produced with various combos of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. ex. nylon, acrylic, and polyester |
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| fiber chemists link chemicals into these long chains |
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| non trade mark names to 26 manufactured fibers |
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| within the 26 manufactured fibers producers can modify the composition to produce a new fibers. given a name by the producer |
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| 1989 du pont first commercial production in the us, a fiber that is much smaller then human hair. thinnest and finest of all manufactured fibers |
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| trademarks under licensing agreements |
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| any material that is made by weaving, braiding, knotting, laminating, felting, or chemical bonding |
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| to be made richer and deeper before woven |
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| knitted and woven before dyed |
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| buy greige goods from the mills, have the goods processed to order by finishing plants, and then sell the finished goods to garment makers |
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| a fabric that has been constructed, finished, or processed in a way that gives a certain innovation, unusual, or hard-to-achieve qualities not normally available |
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| manufactured permeable textiles that are currently used in reinforcing or stabilizing civil engineering products |
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