Introduction to Fashion

Chameleon

Fashion accommodates the _ in all of us

Personality

Fashion is an expression of one's _ , their self-esteem, just everything about defining a person through not having to speak words.

Haute Couture

French term referring to the companies and designers which create exclusive, trend-setting and made-to-order fashions; may also be used to describe the fashions created by these people and establishments

Emotion

It is most commonly described as the styles, themes and ideas for utilizing clothing, accessories, and hair to express _ , personality, purpose and culture

Mass Produced

People think the most garments are just _ , and some are, but a lot of them are true art pieces

Aesthetics

The term fashion is also often used in a more narrow sense to refer to a style accepted and used by a particular group of people during a particular time period or as a synonym for apparel, clothing or _.

Designers

Today, most fashion trends begin with well-known fashion _ , who design collections based on inspiration gathered from popular culture, celebrities, music politics, nature and past fashions

Tactile

_ texture is determined by a garment's fabric fibers and method of construction.

Personalities

because of this, fashion styles are sometimes also called fashion _

Practical

but I think some things, if they're _ , if the fabrics are breathable, if things make sense, they they're going to stay longer

Timeless

classic fashions focus on the _ , simple and basic

Ready-to-Wear

clothing mass-produced and industrially manufactured in standard sizes and intended to be worn without significant alteration; includes garments sold in most retail stores; also referred to as pret-a-porter

Line

cuts of a garment and where the seams, darts, tucks, etc. are placed to move the eye in a certain direction

Fashion Style

distinctive manner or technique of dressing in which similar garments and accessories are combined to achieve a certain look

Controversial

edgy fashions incorporate urban, rock-inspired, dark and sometimes _ elements and unconventional proportions, shapes and focal points

luxury

every September there's runway shows in New York, and they're very high end and very _ runway shows, but then by the next week you wee it at H&M

Publications

fashion magazines and _ play a significant role in spreading trends

26.5 million

globally, the clothing and textile industry generated more than $2.5 quadrillion in recent years, employing approximately _ people

High Fashion

haute couture is a French term referring to the companies and designers which create exclusive, trend-setting and made-to-order fashions. it is often translated to _

Conversation

he might have a _ with someone and that will inspire him to think of something

Texture

how a garment feels to the touch or appears to feel

Social

however, the idea of fashion allows clothing to serve _ and cultural purposes as well

Ancient

in _ times, clothing styles changed very little over time if at all

Expectation

in addition to fashion being a method of expression, fashion is also a special force capable of influencing social norms and _

Lifestyle

influences include: other forms of art, such as music, photography, architecture and design; popular culture, including celebrities, television and current events, _trends, such hip hop, Japanese anime or surf and skate subcultures; and social and economic factors, for example the availability of certain materials and the average disposable income.

Silhouette

overall outline or shape of a garment

Mixing

part of fashion is _ it, and that's something that we do here a lot

Color

perceived appearance of an object caused by the reflection of light

Uniforms

preppy fashions are inspired by prep school _

Outline

silhouette is the overall _ or shape of a garment

Eyes

so by the time it hits your door it's been through many hands and many _

Fashion

styles, themes and ideas for utilizing clothing, accessories and hair to express emotion, personality, purpose and culture: art of visual expression through clothes, shoes, hats, belts, scarves, bags, jewelry, hosiery, hair, makeup and more: style accepted and used by a particular group of people during a particular time period, synonym for apparel, clothing or aesthetics

Ready-to-Wear

the clothing which is mass-produced and industrially manufactured in standard sizes is what is known as _ or pret-a-porter clothing

Silhouette

the four basic elements of fashion design are color, _ , line and texture

Protection

the main purpose of clothing is to provide _ for the body by creating a physical barrier between the body and the environment

Statement

the purpose is to really help us make a _

Consumer

ultimately, the _ decides whether a fashion will become a major sensation or a relative bust.

Describe

whether on purpose or accidentally, people _ something about themselves through the clothing they wear