The Fashion Industry Study Guide Chapter 8 Textile

1. n n n n Pillows Lampshades Window curtains Rugs Pot holders Quilts Garbage

2. n Farmers grow plant for fibers: ranchers raise sheep for wool fibers: scientists

3. n These departments develop and test new fibers and the equipment to make

4. n A service predicts color, fabric, and fashion trends years in advance, so

5. n They buy greige (GRAY) goods from mills and have them dyed, printed,

6. n The region is the center of textile manufacturing and research and development.

7. n To sew certain garments according to specifications for a specific place.

8. n Fabric, lining, trims, fasteners, labor, packaging, and shipping plus rent advertising, and

9. n UNITE HERE-the merger of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees

10. n Seventh Avenue, in the New York City. Is the heart of the

11. n They sell clothes and accessories, deciding styles, colors, fabrics, sizes and pricing.

12. n Direct retailing reaches customers in ways that bypass the need to go

13. n The general merchandise manager determines the dollar allocations for each department and

14. n They conduct surveys of consumer needs and attitudes, and analyze past sales.

15. n Advertising, publicity, visual displays, special events, and fashion and trade publications.

16. n Fashion magazines may research fashion trends as a service to advertisers and

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The Fashion Industry Study Guide Chapter 8 Textile and Apparel Assembly

1. n n n n Pillows Lampshades Window curtains Rugs Pot holders Quilts Garbage can covers …. .

2. n Farmers grow plant for fibers: ranchers raise sheep for wool fibers: scientists in chemical companies develop and manufacture fibers.

3. n These departments develop and test new fibers and the equipment to make them.

4. n A service predicts color, fabric, and fashion trends years in advance, so the manufacturer can coordinate clothing items and home furnishings.

5. n They buy greige (GRAY) goods from mills and have them dyed, printed, and finished to meet designer and manufacturer specifications.

6. n The region is the center of textile manufacturing and research and development.

7. n To sew certain garments according to specifications for a specific place.

8. n Fabric, lining, trims, fasteners, labor, packaging, and shipping plus rent advertising, and additional business expenses.

9. n UNITE HERE-the merger of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (Unite) and the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union

10. n Seventh Avenue, in the New York City. Is the heart of the garment Industry and includes over 4, 500 showrooms and factories.

11. n They sell clothes and accessories, deciding styles, colors, fabrics, sizes and pricing.

12. n Direct retailing reaches customers in ways that bypass the need to go to a store. Examples include: catalogs, email, Web sites, cable television, and at-home selling

13. n The general merchandise manager determines the dollar allocations for each department and oversees the store’s fashion image.

14. n They conduct surveys of consumer needs and attitudes, and analyze past sales.

15. n Advertising, publicity, visual displays, special events, and fashion and trade publications.

16. n Fashion magazines may research fashion trends as a service to advertisers and develop reports that predict styles, colors, and fabrics that people will wear in the next season. Web sites for fashion magazines may offer “behind the scenes” interviews with designers and stylists.