Fashion Merchandising Unit 2 Test Study Guide 1
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How to do great on this test:
 Complete this SG and study it
 Study all PowerPoint Notes for Ch. 5, 6, 7
 Play Jeopardy Review Game again from my website this weekend
 Study your Key Terms from each chapter
Look up the following in your textbook and answer:
1. How many size ranges is women’s wear divided into? List them: 4: misses, women’s,
juniors and petites
How is men’s wear sized differently? Men’s is dual sizing, based on measurements,
more uniform and standard than women’s
2. Which category (men’s, women’s, children’s) has the largest share of the apparel
industry? Women’s
3. List these steps of the building blocks of fabrics in order: (fabrics, fibers, yarns)
Fibers-> yarns-> fabrics
4. What are natural fibers made from? List some natural fibers: made from plants and
animals. Cotton, linen, silk, wool, leather
REMEMBER: Natural fibers are forever popular because they are usually absorbent
and cause a garment to be comfortable to wear
5. What is the most important, versatile and widely used natural fiber? cotton
6. What are synthetic fibers made from? Petrochemical products and some plant
substance
7. Name the 3 types of fashion designers: Which one are most industry designers?
Self-employed designers, design-house designers, designers for manufacturers…last
one is the most common
8. List some of the roles of fashion designers: anticipate what target market will buy,
select the fabrics, produce finished garments at fair price, create original designs,
supervise assistants
9. Why do designers employ “vanity sizing” strategies? To make us feel like we fit into a
smaller size, NOT to save costs in production making a smaller size
10. What are the 3 “trickle” theories of fashion movement? Trickle down, trickle up and
trickle across
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11. What “trickle theory” is exemplified in the grunge and punk styles we studied? Trickle up
12. What are the 5 stages of the fashion cycle – in order? Draw a diagram: (page 102)
introduction, rise, peak, decline, obsolescence
13. What two ways do fibers become fabrics? Knitting and weaving
14. What do silkworms wrap themselves in that gives us silk fibers? cocoons
15. Name some properties that affect the characteristics of fabrics: (ex: warmth, price)
absorbency, shrinkage, strength, appearance, comfort, warmth, price
16. Name: the 2 computerized systems used in fashion manufacturing:
CAD – computer-aided design
CAM – computer-aided manufacturing
 The following should be answered in short answer paragraph form
17. What category has the largest share of the apparel industry? How many times a year
are new lines introduced in this category? What is length of retail life of each line?
Women’s! 5 times a year! Summer, fall, holiday, winter, spring….
about 10 weeks retail life each.
18. Name the 5 principles of design and give your description of each:
 Proportion – relationship of spaces of garment
 Balance – relationship of one side of garment to the other
 Rhythm – sense of movement through repetition
 Emphasis – center of interest or focal point
 Harmony – ties it all together!
Write the definition or meaningful description of these:
(check your notes & key terms for these answers)
Lines
Hardlines
Softlines
Accessories
Fad: (example: leg warmers in the 80’s)
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Trend: (example: blue jeans)
Denier
Extrusion
Spandex
Polyester
Cotton
Joseph Jacquard – invented loom
Eli Whitney – invented cotton gin
Prêt-a-porter
Patternmaking
Grading
Color
Silhouette
Line (the element of design, not the seasonal line of clothing)
STUDY THIS and you’ve got it made! Then we will play Jeopardy…
I believe you can do amazingly well on this test
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