FDM 101: Exam 1 Review

•Give an example of conspicuous consumption.

"Conspicuous consumption, term in economics that describes and explains the practice by consumers of using goods of a higher quality or in greater quantity than might be considered necessary in practical terms."

•Give an example of invidious consumption.

"Invidious consumption is defined as the conspicuous consumption of goods and services for the specific purpose of provoking other people's envy of one's presumably superior socio-economic status"

•Give an example of status consumption.

"status consumption as: the. motivational process by which individuals strive to improve. their social standing through conspicuous consumption of."

•Who was Charles Frederick Worth?

19th century Englishman Charles Frederick Worth is considered as the father of Haute Couture and today members are selected by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture

•Who was Charles Dana Gibson?

American illustrator who created the Gibson girl

•What was the first department store (hint—it was in Paris)?

Bone Marche

What is the auxiliary level of the fashion industry?

Buying, merchandising, magazines, etc.

•What significant even happened in 1947?

Chistian Dior presented his "New Look" in Paris

Retail level of the fashion industry

Department and specialty stores

•Who designed surreal designs in the 1930s and 1940s and was a rival of Coco Chanel?

Elisa Schiaparelli

•What is the difference between fashion and clothing?

Fashion relates to the "collective process of group acceptance, whereas clothing is simply covering of the body with cloth.

•What are the differences between fashions, classics, and fads?

Fashion trends last for their season then eventually recirculate in the cycle. Classics always maintain in style and are regarded as so. Fads are quick to enter and exit society.

•Name three outcomes of technology.

Faster to make, easier to get to customers, cheaper

when and how did fashion begin in Europe?

French court, Louis the XIV

•What was Claire McCardell's contribution to fashion?

Monastic Dress

•What did Paul Poiret innovate?

No corset

•Name two designers who freed women from the corset?

Paul Poiret, Jean Lauvin

•What was unique about department store shopping?

Ready to wear clothing

What is Pret - a - porter?

Ready to wear, or fast fashion.

•Who was Rose Bertin?

Seamstress for Marie Antoinette

•What was unique about Chanel's designs?

She used jersey fabric, and costume jewelry

•Why did people stop wearing Halston?

Sold his name to JC Penny

What is Zeitgeist

Spirit of the times

•What did Christian Dior innovate?

The "New Look"

What is Toile?

The base fabric used in mock up designs of a garmet.

What is Haute Couture?

The term "haute couture" is French. Haute means "high" or "elegant." Couture literally means "sewing, Translated literally, couture is French for dressmaking, while haute means high. These are garments created as one off pieces for a specific client. To qualify as an official Haute Couture house, members must design made-to-order clothes for private clients, with more than one fitting, using an atelier (workshop) that employs at least fifteen fulltime staff. They must also have twenty fulltime technical workers in one of their workshops. Finally, Haute Couture houses must present a collection of no less than 50 original designs — both day and evening garments — to the public every season, in January and July.

•Why were women's fashions in the 1940s boxy?

WWII compare to men in the workplace

•What did Louis XIV have to do with the fashion industry?

Wanted to make sure no one in his presence was wearing the same thing as him.

What is the secondary level of the fashion industry?

designers, manufacturers, contractors, retailers

What is the primary level of the fashion industry?

grows and producers of raw materials and textiles