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.