clothes and your appearance chapter2 understanding fashions by ms. haushalter

Clothes and your AppearanceChapter2

Understanding Fashions

By Ms. Haushalter

Terms to Know

Fashion The particular style of

clothing that is popular at a given time.

Fad Something new that is

popular for only a short time.

Classic A style that stays in

fashion for a long time.

What are these examples of?

Style Type of garment that

has specific characteristics that make it unique.

Fashion Trend The direction in which a

particular change or fashion is moving.

Fashion Cycle The return of specific

styles and shapes Trendsetter

A person who takes the lead or set an example

The Fashion Cycle

5 Style Disappears

4 Popularity Declines

3Peak of

Popularity

2 Worn by Trendsetters

1 Style Introduced

Example of a Fashion Cycle

1955 2003

Societies Groups of people living

and working together. Culture

The beliefs and customs of a particular racial, religious, or social groups.

Custom A tradition or practice

that has been handed down from one generation to the next.

Thailand's Karen Padaung Tribe

Technology The manner of

accomplishing a task using current technical methods or knowledge.

Economics How a society chooses

to produce, distribute, and consume its good and services.

Ready-to-wear clothing made in factories in

standard sizes. Haute Couture

a French phrase for high fashion. Couture means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and haute means elegant or high, so the two combined imply excellent artistry with the fashioning of garments