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Apparel 2. Design cycles Objective 2.02. Fashion. Name given to a garment worn by many mainstream people during the same time period; popular with a large segment of the population. Style. The way a person dresses or the shape of a garment that makes it recognizable
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Apparel 2 Design cycles Objective 2.02
Fashion • Name given to a garment worn by many mainstream people during the same time period; popular with a large segment of the population
Style • The way a person dresses or the shape of a garment that makes it recognizable • Ex: a cardigan, A-line skirt, kilt
Silhouette • Outer appearances of a garment • The outline
Fad • Popular for a short time
Trend • Slow fashion cycle
Classic • Stays in fashion for a very long time
Empire Waistline • Pronounced “AHM-pihr) • Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon in France • Raised waistline
Sewing machines Elias Howe and Isaac Singer both worked on inventing the sewing machine in 1840’s. Singer’s was more successful, and used the needle and bobbin process that we use now.
Pattern Companies • In 1863, Ebeneezer Butterick changed theface of home sewing forever by creating the first graded sewing pattern. • Over 130 years later, the company he founded continues to lead the way in make-it-yourself fashions Simplicity Pattern Company – 1922
1900’s • Industrial revolution • Mass production • European Fashion industry recognized worldwide
Apparel Industry • Fiber Companies • Textile Mills • Textile Converters • Manufacturers • Distributors: • Logistics: how fashions get from manufacturer to the customer
Sweat Shops • Factories established top make garments • Dark, airless, uncomfortable, unhealthy • Women and children as workers
1910 • Rayon is introduced in the U.S. • Called artificial silk • Made from cellulose from Mulberry tree
1920’s • Rayon was developed in 1910 • **called artificial silk