Chapter 2, 4 & 5 - The Worldwide Apparel Industry, The Textile and Apparel Industry, & Understanding Fashion
Set-In Sleeve
A sleeve where the seam circles the armhole near the shoulder.
Raglan Sleeve
A sleeve with diagonal seams on the front and back of the garment.
Dart
A stitched fold of fabric that provides shape and fullness to a garment.
Classic
A style that stays in fashion for a long time. Never really goes out of style.
Garment
Also known as an article of clothing.
Silhouette
An outline formed by the whole item of clothing.
Apparel Mart
Building where many garment manufacturers have permanent showrooms and sales offices.
Retailers
Buy goods from wholesalers or directly from the manufacturers and resell to the consumer
Sourcing
Deciding how, when and where a company will manufacture its goods or purchase its products.
Pattern Grading
Each pattern piece is remade for each size.
Exports
Goods and Services sold to other countries
Imports
Goods brought into a country
Apparel
Includes all men's, women's and children's clothing.
E-Commerce
Involves conducting transactions electronically and online. Online sales.
Custom-Made
Made-to-order apparel with individual fit for the client and one-of-a-kind exclusiveness
Counterfeit Goods
Merchandise made without proper legal authorization with the intent to pass (distribute or utter) for profit.
Fashion Cycle
Periodic return of specific styles and general shapes.
Vertical Integration
Practice where a single entity controls the entire process of a product, from the raw materials to distribution
Forecasting
Projecting future market trends for the coming months or years.
Wholesale
Quantities of goods are sold to retailers for resale.
Retro
Refers to clothing that resembles styles from the past 20 years or so.
Vintage
Refers to clothing with a sense of history.
Avant-Garde
Refers to fashions that are innovative, extreme and daring.
Global Sourcing
Sourcing from other countries around the world.
Domestic Sourcing
Sourcing in your own country.
Globalization
The flow of goods, services, money, labor and technology across international borders.
Fashion Merchandising
The planning, buying, and selling of fashion apparel and accessories to offer the right merchandise blend to meet consumer demand
Research
The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
The use of computer software to aid in the development of products.
Fast Fashion
Ultra-fast supply chain operations that focus on consumer demand of fashion goods where they can be manufactured quickly and cheaply.
Offshore Production
When goods are made out of one's own country.
Fashion
a currently accepted or popular style in a given field
Quick Response (QR)
a strategy used by manufacturers to shorten the time between fiber production and end sales to customers.