Bell Ringer
•Your bill at O’Charley’s is$35.00. How much should youtip your server?
Bell Ringer Answer
•$35.00 * 20% (0.20) = $7.00
•I would tip my server at least $7.00.
The Next Test Will Cover:
•Types of Fashions
•The Fashion Cycle
•Textiles and Fashion
•Making Textiles
•The Design Process
•Making Fashion
•Haute Couture
•Everyday Designers
Learning Objectives
•To identify the types of fashion products
•Explain the main categories of fashion apparel
•Identify the classifications of fashion apparelcategories.
Vocabulary
•Lines
•Hardlines
•Softlines
•Apparel
•Accessories
•Home Furnishings
Types of Fashion Products
•Manufacturers makes a variety of productlines:
•Lines groups of styles and designsproduced and sold as a set of relatedproducts.
–Hardline
–Softline
Fashion Lines
•Hardlines Lines of products that are non-textile, such as small and large appliances,home accessories, and items not made offabric.
•Softlines lines of products made fromtextiles that include apparel and householditems such as towels, table linens, andbedding.
Types of Apparel
•Apparel the term used for clothing, as inpersonal attire or garments.
–Apparel is categorized by groups – women’s wear,men’s wear, infants’ and children’s wear.
•Within these groups, there may be further divisionsbased on brands, age groups
Product Numbers
•Apparel producers designate a certain number torepresent each style of apparel so manufacturingand order fulfillment of the product is moreefficient.
•Retailers use the same style numbers whenordering products, and then further divide thosenumbers into categories, such as colors, sizes,and classifications.
–Track sales of particular items and maintain accurateinventory records.
Types of Accessories
•Accessories are fashion items that are addedto complete or enhance outfits.
–Footwear, handbags, headwear, scarves, neckties,jewelry, gloves, and hosiery.
Varied Use of Accessories
•Create a new look
•Transform a garment from casual to formal
Home Furnishings
•Home Furnishings is the fashion productcategory that includes textiles used to furnishand decorate the home, such as towels,linens, and bedding.
Home Furnishings
•Household textiles are expected to last about10 years, performance is the mainconsideration.
•Consumers wants the fabrics in their homes tobe strong and durable, colorfast, and stainresistance.
Categories of Home Furnishings
•Domestics
–Bed linens, bathroom items, and table and kitchenlinens.
•Home Furnishings
–Window treatments, upholstery furniture, andthrow pillows.
•Floor Coverings
–Carpeting, area rugs, throw rugs, and non-fabricfloor tiles.
Categories and Classifications inApparel
•Women’s Wear
•Men’s Wear
•Infants’ and Children’s Wear
Women’s Wear
•Represents the largest share of the apparelindustry.
•New lines for 5 different seasons each year.
–Retail life is approximately 10 weeks.
Classifications of Women’s Apparel
•Sportswear Separates
•Dresses
•Evening and Bridal
•Maternity
•Outerwear
•Suits
•Active Wear
•Swimwear/beachwear
•Intimate Apparel
•Accessories
•Footwear
•Miscellaneous apparel
•Misses
–Even Sizes 2 - 14
•Women’s Petite
–Women under 5’4
•Juniors
–Younger figures
–Odd sizes 1 - 13
Men’s Wear
•Men are almost as fashion conscious aswomen.
•Present new lines twice a year.
–Fall / Winter most important
–Springs / Summer
•Different seasons determine fabric weight.
Classifications of Men’s Wear
•Tailored apparel
–Suits, coats, trousers
•Furnishings
–Dress shirts, neckwear, underwear, hats, socks, sleepwear, robes
•Sportswear
–Sports shirts, sweaters, shorts, slacks, exercise, swimwear
•Heavy outwear
–Parkas, Ski pants, jackets
•Work clothing
•Footwear
•Miscellaneous Apparel
–Rainwear, Uniforms, Cap
Men’s Wear
•Sized by chest, waist, and inseammeasurements.
–Dress shirts are by collar and sleevemeasurements.
Infants and Children’s Wear
•Pre-fall is one of the three main productionseasons for manufacturers.
•Spring/ Summer and Winter-Holiday are theother two seasons for apparel.
•Licensing is big business for children’s wear.
•Safety also affect the production of children’swear.
Infants and Children’s Classification
•Infant
•Toddler
•Young Children (Sizes 2 – 6x)
•Girls (sizes 6 - 14)
•Boys (sizes 6 – 20)