Fashion Careers
Pursuing a career that fosters new ideas that combine function and beauty in the fashion industry, I am performing which role?
Design Stylist
Merchandise Coordinator
Fashion Designer
Sketcher
Fashion Designer
During which stage of the fashion cycle is promotion used to create interest in new merchandise?
Introduction
Obsolescence
Peak
Rise
Introduction
Marianne is a well-known and popular high school senior. Soon after she began wearing flared miniskirts, many of her classmates also adopted the style. This illustrates which theory of fashion movement?
Trickle-across
Trickle-around
Trickle-down
Trickle-up
Trickle-across
Which are animal fibers?
Cotton and Silk
Cotton and wool
Wool and Silk
Flax and Silk
Wool and Silk
Apparel for babies and toddlers younger than three years old is classified as:
activewear
infants’
children’s
kid wear
infants’
An aptitude including imagination, creativity, and artistic ability is necessary for a career in which area?
Design
Sales
Management
Travel
In which stage of the fashion cycle is a trend considered dull and boring because the market is saturated?
Decline
Introduction
Obsolescence
Rise
Decline
Styles that have slow introductions, long peaks, and slow declines are which response to fashion?
Fads
Flops
Long-run fashions
Short-run fashions
Long-Run Fashions
Which are man-made fibers?
Cotton and wool
Nylon and polyester
Rayon and Wool
Silk and spandex
Nylon and polyester
Apparel for pregnant women is classified as:
consignment.
maternity.
foundations.
streetwear.
maternity
Lori's responsibility is to select and purchase merchandise for Saks' department store. Her job involves travel, research, and detailed record keeping. Lori is performing the responsibilities of which role?
Fashion Director
Buyer
Merchandise Manager
Retail Sales Associate
Buyer
At which stage of the fashion cycle are styles considered completely undesirable
Decline
Obsolescence
Peak
Rise
Obsolescence
Cultural and religious customs, bad economic conditions, and government regulations are factors that can cause which action?
Accelerated fashion movement
End the fashion cycle
Have no effect on fashion
Slow down fashion movement
Slow down fashion movement
3. Which is a twill weave?
Denim
Sateen
Seersucker
Velvet
Denim
Liz has a hard time finding pants that fit her long legs. Which category should she keep in mind when purchasing pants?
Juniors
Tall
Misses
Women’s
Tall
As a high school student pursuing a career in the fashion industry, I decided to find a job at a retail store selling directly to customers. I am performing which role?
Fashion Director
Fashion Buyer
Merchandise Manager
Retail Sales Associate
During which stage of the fashion cycle is promotion used to motivate customers and increase desire for merchandise?
Decline
Introduction
Peak
Rise
Rise
Jeans, once worn by laborers as a work garment and later adopted by teens as streetwear, have now become popular among all ages and income levels. Which fashion movement theory is illustrated?
Horizontal flow
Trickle-across
Trickle-down
Trickle-up
Trickle-Up
Which manufactured fiber was the first to be made totally from chemicals?
Acetate
Polyester
Nylon
Rayon
Nylon
Which size category in women’s apparel is appropriate for the average height female with a larger, fuller figure?
Juniors
Portly
Petites
Women’s
Women’s
Matilda received a promotion at the apparel manufacturing plant. Her role requires her to be responsible for all operations and employees. She will be performing in which role?
Merchandise Coordinator
Showroom SalesPerson
Manager
Traveling Sales Rep
Manager
The five stages of the fashion cycle include
beginning, growth, peak, decline, and obsolescence.
introduction, peak, maturity, slowdown, and end.
introduction, rise, peak, decline, and obsolescence.
start, growth, maturity, slowdown, and finish.
introduction, rise, peak, decline, and obsolescence.
Styles that are popular for a brief period of time, usually for only one selling season, are which response to fashion?
Classics
Flops
Long-run fashions
Short-run fashions
Short-run fashions
Knitted fabrics are constructed by
Bonding yarns
Laminating yarns
Looping yarns
Quilting fibers
Looping yarns
Using U.S. letter sizes, a man’s dress shirt is sized 16-16 1/2
for large. These numbers represent which part of the shirt size?
Chest
Sleeve
Neck
Waist
Neck