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What to check before purchasing a dress?
The construction and fit.
What is costume jewlery?
Jewlery that is designed to wear with current fashions and is usually made from inexpensive materials.
What are two of the many factors to consider when buying clothing?
Quality and fit.
High, medium, or low.
What are alterations?
Changes made in the size, length, or style of a garment.
Why does the same size not always fit the same way?
Manufacturers in the U.S do not interpert standard sizes the same way.
What is ease?
The extra space to allow movement.
What are the 2 categories in jewlery?
Fine jewlery and costume jewlery.
What is the most important accesory?
Shoes
What is Vanity Sizing?
They cut the clothes larger but the sizes labeled are not increased.
What garment is most difficuly to alter?
Jackets and coats
Examples of easy alterations.
Lengthining or shortening a garment, leveling an uneven hem, taking in seams, and shortening sleeves.
True or false: You should purchase clothing at the lowest cost regardless of quality.
False
What is fine jewlery?
Jewlery made from gold, sillver, or platinum and may contain stones.
True or false: A garments care requirements can raise the garments cost?
True
How is clothing quality judged?
Durability, fit, and looks.
What can accesories do to ones wardrobe?
Why do people wear neckties?
Neckties express individuality and personality.
What factors should you consider when choosing your best color?
Personal coloring and body shape.
What should you not do to dry your clothing?
Hang in your house wet.
How do you find the right size?
Find the correct category for your body structure. Then find the size closest to your measurements.
3 ways to extend your wardrobe?
Choose multipurpose clothing, mixing and matching garments, and using accessories.
True or false: You can extend your wardrobe by mixing and matching garments.
True
Washing method, water temperature, drying method, drying temperature, use of iron.
What are some of the factors that indicate that the buttons and buttonholes of a garment are well-constructed.
The buttons are attached securely to the garment.
the buttons are the appropriate size to fit through the button holes
the buttons are spaced evenly on the garment.