The Supply Chain
Strategies and the consumer
What's hot now
And the Color is...
Fiber, Yarn, fabrics
100
All of the different stages and businesses involved in creating and selling a product to the end consumer.
Apparel Supply Chain
100
Will state why a company is in business, the customer it serves, and what makes the company special.
Mission Statement
100
Change of direction in ideas, values, purchasing behavior or style.
Trend
100
A visual fabric reference with a color code, fabrics being used will be dyed and compared back to this original reference.
Color Standard
100
I can be found and harvested from plants and animals
Natural Fibers
200
Garments produced in high volume with predictable demand, price sensitive. Minimal changes from season to season.
Basic Product
200
Attemps to cater to a large segment of the population will produce in high volume with a lower markup.
Mass Market
200
The concept of Fashion starting on the runway, as it gains in popularity more brands will adapt at lower price points.
Trickle Down Theory
200
Lightness or darkness or a color
Value
200
I am produced on a loom with 2 or more sets of yarns (warp and weft) interlaced at right angels. Examples include twill and satin.
Wovens
300
Brands developed and sold exclusively at a particular retailer.
Private Label Brands
300
Statistics about a population, inclusive of age, gender, marital status, family size, income, etc.
Demogrpahics
300
Aesthetic expression and communication that continually changes, reflecting the prevailing ideas within a society or group.
Fashion
300
A colorant that chemically bonds with a substrate. Or a method of addding color to a fiber, yarn or fabric.
Dye
300
Produced on a machine by interlooping 1 or more continuous yarns. Examples include Jersey, rib, and interlock.
Knits
400
Continuous review of needs compared with resources available to produce in the needed quality, price, quantity, sustainability, and timing parameters.
Sourcing
400
A well-defined customer group, a business will identify with the goal of selling to.
Target Market
400
Fabrics left over from a previous collection, that can be used for future seasons.
Deadstock Fabric
400
A sample of fabric or trim dyed and review to a color standard for matching.
Lab dips
400
The Image shown can be described as this type of print:
Random, all-over, multi directional
500
All of the functions and stages involved in creating a product and getting it to market, including marketing, merchandising, creative and technical design, sourcing, production, and distribution
Product Development
500
Will create a unified customer experience across all points of consumer engagement for a seamless experience.
Omnichannel
500
Promotes change in the fashion system that supports environmental integrity, justice, and economic fairness.
Sustainability Movement
500
A color harmony that consists of colors opposite one another on the color wheel.
Complimentary
500
The following image is an example of this type of pattern:
Yarn-Dyed Plaid