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| clothing that is mass-produced; in its broadest sense, includes any garments that are not custom-made for the wearer |
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| This occurs when the same firm is responsible for multiple steps in the production or marketing of a product. |
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| products developed for exclusive distribution by a retailer- using their proprietary brand = Macy’s INC or store brands that offer products exclusively available in their stores (Gap, White house Black market, Zara) |
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| Created under a label and sold at wholesale for distribution to retailers who also carry other brands (also sold through specialty store, outlet or online) |
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| to buy goods from another country |
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| To sell goods to another country |
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| A contractor that completes all aspects of production to the manufacture the garment. |
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| Competes a portion of a garment that requires special skills and equipment (EX: belt making, pleating, quilting, printing, faggotting. |
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| An independent contractor hired by a manufacturer to outsource the production of entire garments or partially complete component parts |
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| Services provided by contractors to: furnish materials, complete cutting, & assembly of garments (used by designers, product developers, & retail manufacturers) |
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| The contractor who is responsible (owns) until the goods are loaded onto a transporting vehicle |
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| Total production costs plus shopping costs and duty charges |
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| The difference between the minimum and maximum of a specification or standard |
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| Manufactured fibers: regenerated |
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| ability to be stretched extended or lengthened; varies with conditions & temp |
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| defined by ability to repeatedly stretch and return to its original size, used to shape garments and hold them close to the body, made of rubber or spandex fibers covered with polyester, cotton, or another fiber |
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| Additional shrinkage beyond initial shrinkage |
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| The difference between the allowable minimum and maximum of a specifiction |
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| Ability of a fabric to stay the same color, retain creases, resist wrinkle, snagging and pilling |
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| Ability of a fabric to stay the same color, retain creases, resist wrinkle, snagging and pilling |
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| Rate at which a fabric diffuses moisture |
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| Refers to a system that suggests to the consumers the suitability to their dimensions |
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| Implies the conformant of garments to the shape and size of people who wear them |
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| Roadmaps that specify garment details |
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| Expensive lines cut large to appeal to consumers who desire to think themselves as wearing a small labeled size |
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| Process of scaling the master size of a garment to the range of sizes to be produced. |
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| The amount of difference between body measurements and the garment |
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| measurement from crotch level to the top of waistband |
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| Raw Edges are trimmed with pinking Shears, which cut little zig zag |
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| Turned over the seam allowance and stitched medium to lightweight fabrics |
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| Covering the raw edges of each ply with a folded ribbon tape or bias binding; Quality |
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When a plain seam is left untreated
Used on garments that will be fully lined |
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| the joints resulting when two or more fabric pieces are sewn together |
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| The stitched line of a seam |
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| the narrow width of fabric between the seam line and the cut edge of the fabric |
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| The lack of seam smoothness or buckling of the fabric along a row |
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| The most common- clear thread made of a single filament of nylon resembling a fishing line |
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| Yarns twisted together to make a very strong thread |
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| Staple fibers spun into single yarns. Most common is spun polyester. Strong, elastic, and abrasion resistant. |
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a spun core of polyester or nylon wrapped with cotton or other fibers
Greater strength for their size, less apt to cause puckering
Best choice for critical seams |
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| General guidelines established by companies to reflect the overall quality level of their products. |
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| Define specifically how, for a particular style of garment, to meet the company's standards. |
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