Clothes and your Appearance Chapter2 Understanding Fashions By Ms. Haushalter
Terms to Know Fashion The particular style of clothing that is popular at a given time. Fad Something new that is popular for only a short time. Classic A style that stays in fashion for a long time.
What are these examples of?
Style Type of garment that has specific characteristics that make it unique. Fashion Trend The direction in which a particular change or fashion is moving. Fashion Cycle The return of specific styles and shapes Trendsetter A person who takes the lead or set an example
The Fashion Cycle 1 Style Introduced 2 Worn by Trendsetters 3 Peak of Popularity 4 Popularity Declines 5 Style Disappears
Example of a Fashion Cycle
Societies Groups of people living and working together. Culture The beliefs and customs of a particular racial, religious, or social groups. Custom A tradition or practice that has been handed down from one generation to the next. Thailand's Karen Padaung Tribe
Technology The manner of accomplishing a task using current technical methods or knowledge. Economics How a society chooses to produce, distribute, and consume its good and services.
Ready-to-wear clothing made in factories in standard sizes. Haute Couture a French phrase for high fashion. Couture means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and haute means elegant or high, so the two combined imply excellent artistry with the fashioning of garments