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Fashion Review
LSHS Fashion Design and Merchandising Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The current season's haute' couture collection by a top Paris designer would be located at which stage of the fashion cycle? | Introductory |
| How does the fashion cycle concept help a retailer more accurately recognize the point at which markdowns should be taken? | When it starts to decline, the prices are marked down and put on sale |
| A ________________ is the term for the out line or contour of an outfit | silhouette |
| A ___________ is an assortment of new designs scheduled for delivery from the manufacturer to the retailer during the current season. | Line |
| Who was the first in catalog sales? | Montgomery Ward |
| What is a "shopper stopper?" | Something that makes someones stop, look, come in and then hopefully buy! |
| What is the first things a sale person should try to determine surrounding a complaint? | Listen to the customer |
| A high-priced specialty store would most likely emphasize fashion assortments in what stage of the fashion cycle? | Early Rise Stage |
| A ________________________ is the basic pattern used to add detail for a sample garment. | Sloper |
| A _________________ is the term used for a sample garment | Prototype |
| The ______________________ is the layout used to determin the amount of fabric needed to make a style. | costmaker |
| The group that would be interested in purchasing a product is called | market niche |
| When designers take a garment that another designer desgined and uses the design, it is called a | Line for Line Copy |
| What is the purpose of signage in a display? | Give credit and promote a store |
| Designers may design garments on a preprinted figure called a _____________ | Croquis or Lay Figures |
| _____________ is a term for garment copies made of lesser quality and produced in volume | Knock-offs |
| What are the 5 fashion capitals of the world? | Milan, Italy New York, New York Paris, France London, England Tokyo, Japan |
| What is a store image? | The store's personality |
| __________racks do not show off the merchandise to its best advantage | round |
| The "Father of Modern Couture" was ____________ | Charles Fredrick Worth |
| Dillards is an example of what kind of store? | Department Store |
| The construction method with the most elasticity is ________________ | knit |
| ___________________________ is a trade publication for the apparel industries that includes business and financial news as well as reports on all new apparel trends | Women's Wear Daily |
| The first designer to license his name to a manufacturer was ____________________ | Pierre Cardin |
| The group of people who construct the garments to be sent to market are called _____________________ | sample sewers |
| Name the three European Trimming Techniques used in displays | Pin up, Flying, and Laydown |
| What are the three steps that are included in the finishing of garments | Press - Label - Pack and Ship |
| What does the ILGWU stand for? | International Ladies Garment Workers Union |
| When customers are dissatisfied, how should the business handle the situation? | Listen first, then help with the situation |
| People of the age group of _________ are the most responsive to fashion change | 15 - 24 |
| When fibers burn, what do they leave? | Beads or ash |
| Displays in which several adjoining windows are used to display a common merchandise theme are called | series displays |
| A display using a major selling even in all or most of a store's windown is a | single promotional display |
| Displays desgined to project a postive image for a retail store is called a _______________ display | institutional |
| Small enclosed boxes that are open on one side only to display merchandise is a _________ | Shadow box |
| Displays arranged in areas where customers make shopping decisions are called _____________ displays | point of purchase displays |
| ____________________ displays involve placing merchandise in realistic, life settings | Enviornment |
| Pantsuit Nehru jackets, minis, and hot pants were popular in the __________ | 1970s |
| In the past, dresses, hats and accessories were copied from the ____________ influences | theater |
| The invention of the __________________ was responsible for mass production of garments | sewing machine |
| The shirtwaist was re-created from the _________________ | Gibson Girl |
| The invention of the _________________ brought about dusters and goggles | automobile |
| ____________________ is a stretch fiber that is strong, lightweight and durable | Spandexx |
| ________________ is the most widely used manufactured fiber | Polyester |
| _____________________ was the first manufactured fiber | Rayon |
| ______________________is obtained from cocoons spun by worns | Silk |
| ________________ is obtained from the stalk of the flax plant | Linen |
| _______________ has wool like qualities but is a manufactured fiber | Acrylic |
| ____________________ is used from flame-retardant sleepware and fur-like fabric | Modacrylic |
| _______________comes from the boll of a plant | Cotton |