 Today we are: ◦ Learning Fashion Terms ◦ Video on history of fashion

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Articles Added to complete/enhance an outfit (jewelry, ties, scarves, etc.)

All clothing (women’s, men’s, children’s)

Modifications that change a garment in some way.

Ahead of fashion. Usually daring or wild designs.

Clothing that continues to be popular even though fashions change.

Group of clothes designed and produced by a designer for a specific season.

Passing love for new fashion.

Garments which look like the original haute couture design but are of lower quality. Typically sold in large department stores or high priced retail stores.

Designer who owns their own design house.

Have a special fit, design, and fabric for one person who ordered it.

Garments that are wrapped/hung on the body.

Temporary, passing fashion

Current popular style of clothing. Fall trends

Every fashion has a fashion cycle as it is introduced, grows, matures and declines. Some fashion cycles are short, others are very long.

Stealing design ideas or the use of a design without the consent of the designer.

When certain details of clothing and accessories change according to fashion. Example: Skirt lengths that go up and down. Jackets that get longer and shorter.

General Direction that a silhouette takes

How tight or loose the garment is on the person wearing it.

 Video on history of fashion

Any article of apparel (a suit, shirt, dress, etc.)

The finest dressmaking; the high fashion industry.

Slight imperfections, usually not noticeable, but noticeable enough to price down the garment.

Lower price copies of garments that are produced in great volume and are of lower quality.

Contains all the instructions needed for construction a sewing project.

2/3 of the clothing sales are in this market. Clothes are mass-produced in great volume in common styles and colors. Sold in discount stores, department store basements and through inexpensive catalog sales

Not designed for a particular person but is made with that person in mind; then they have the opportunity to purchase that garment.

1/3 of clothing sales are in this market; clothing is produced in small numbers in factories and is sold in small specialty shops.

Set of drawings, written articles, and samples that exemplify a person’s work or skills; useful for presentations when seeking a job.

Contains all the instructions needed for constructing a sewing projects.

Set of drawings, written articles, and samples that exemplify a person’s work or skills; useful for presentations when seeking a job.

Mass produced in factories manufactured according to standard sizes (sometimes called off-the rack)

Styles brought back from an earlier time.

Advertise and sell items directly to the general public (department stores, chain stores, discount stores, small shops, and mail order).

Soiled or flawed clothing; more noticeable than an irregular; priced much lower.

Outline or shape of a garment that forms when one or more lines come together to enclose an area. 4 Types Natural: follows body’s outline Tubular: rectangular (no defined waist) Bell: diagonal and horizontal lines (A line skirts, flared pants) Full: horizontal (Make body look larger)

Any particular design, shape or type of apparel item.

The process of fitting a garment to the body (typically done with suits and coats)

Fashions for earlier decades

All apparel that a person owns.

Sells to retailers in large lots, usually from a big warehouse. Buyers must usually purchase high volumes of clothing.