Fashion Material
This natural fiber, grown on a plant, is the world's most popular textile and is known for being soft and breathable.
A) Polyester
B) Denim
C) Cotton
D) Silk
C) Cotton
The primary reason fast fashion is so popular; you can buy clothes for a very low price, or in other words, it's very ______.
A) Ethical
B) Slow
C) Cheap
D) Exclusive
C) Cheap
A major shopping mall that shares its name with an indigenous chief.
A) Megamall
B) La Florida
C) Cacique
D) Caracolí
C) Cacique
The act of giving your unused clothes to a charity or organization for others to use, without payment.
A) To sell
B) To discard
C) To donate
D) To produce
C) To donate
This synthetic material, derived from petroleum, is a staple of fast fashion due to its durability and low cost.
A) Linen
B) Polyester
C) Wool
D) Hemp
B) Polyester
To keep up with trends, fast fashion brands must produce and release new designs extremely ______.
A) Sustainably
B) Expensively
C) Locally
D) Quickly
D) Quickly
This Bucaramanga neighborhood is the epicenter of the city's shoe and leather goods production.
A) Real de Minas
B) Lagos del Cacique
C) San Francisco
D) Girón
C) San Francisco
This term describes clothing that has been previously owned by someone else.
A) Fast Fashion
B) Brand New
C) Second-hand
D) Luxury
C) Second-hand
What is the strong, blue material used to make jeans?
A) Polyester
B) Fique
C) Denim
D) Velvet
C) Denim
This Chinese online retailers became a global giant by selling ultra-trendy clothing at very low prices.
A) Temu
B) Gucci
C) Koaj
D) Shein
A) Temu
D) Shein
This type of small, often stylish clothing store, is very common in Bucaramanga neighborhoods like Cabecera.
A) Department Store
B) Boutique
C) Supermarket
D) Factory
B) Boutique
True or False: A company that produces clothes in a factory with safe conditions and pays its workers a fair, living wage can be called "ethical."
A) True
B) False
A) True
What are the materials used to create the Colombian bags known as mochilas?
A) Cotton and Polyester
B) Fique and Wool
C) Silk and Cotton
D) Leather and denim
B) Fique and Wool
This term describes the practice of marketing a company as environmentally friendly to cover up its unsustainable practices.
A) Upcycling
B) Greenwashing
C) Donating
D) Thrifting
B) Greenwashing
This term refers to a market, often open-air, where local artisans sell their handmade goods directly to the public.
A) Supermarket
B) Mercado Artesanal (Artisan Market)
C) Factory Outlet
D) Department Store
B) Mercado Artesanal (Artisan Market)
Buying one well-made item that lasts for years, instead of many poorly-made ones, is a philosophy known as ______.
A) quantity over quality
B) greenwashing
C) quality over quantity
D) trend-chasing
C) Quality over quantity