Vocabulary
Buying Centers
Culture And Fashion
100
Building that houses thousands of showrooms for specific merchandise categories.
What is Mart?
100
a buying center is a central district in a city where fashion business.
What is Buying Center?
100
renowned as the fashion capitol of the world. It has held this title since the 1700s. Paris is known for their haute couture, a french term for high fashion. Haute couture is expensive, trend setting, custom-made clothing that the average customer would not often wear.
What is Paris
200
Periods during each year when fashion designers present new designs or collections.
What is Fashion Week.
200
The Asian became popular in the 1970's. The Nehry jacket from India came into mainstream fashion, Along whit indian skin art and Suri styles.
What is eastern styles?
200
fashion of today focuses on high-quality, ready-to-wear garments. During the 1960s London's youth oriented styles popularized by Mary Quant and Twiggy were very influential. British royalty, especially Princess Diana and Kate Middleton has also made a great impact on the fashion world.
What is London
300
a central district in a city where fashion businesses sell products to retail buyers
What is Buying Center
300
In the late 1990's the hip-hop look was influenced by African American inner cities. The look became popular among the suburban youth in many different countries. Production of clothing is global. Companies choose factories in foreign countries where fashion products suit current demands.
What is Urban Styles
300
influence western fashion with their colors, asymmetrical balance, unusual shapes, and use of fibers. Japan is also a lead manufacturer and produces not only Japanese designs but European and American apparel.
What is Tokyo
400
professional fashion designers involved in designing, making, and selling high fashion.
What is Couturiers
400
The cowboy style of boots and denim, moved from the city and became known as the "urban cowboy" style.
What is Western Style.
400
Almost two-thirds of U.S. fashion manufacturing is located in _____. They have 8 schools dedicated to fashion. Fashion Week is held twice a year in Bryant Park, Manhattan. Fashion houses from Paris and Milan sometimes hold their shows there. New York is considered to be the main fashion center in the U.S. Importance of Buying Centers
What is NYC
500
The Identifying and negotiating of supply chains in numerous world locations
What is Global Sourcing.
500
. Lack of economic stability . Creates Challenges for businesses
What is Increased risk come with global sourcing.
500
The importance of the industry to the city's economy, also the buying centers have made renovations in their buying districts by updating and increasing showroom capacity
What is The importance of buying centers.