Human Services Chapter 15 Review

Predicting which colors and fabrics will attract consumers next year is decided by ____.

• visual merchandisers

• retail buyers

• fashion forecasters

• retail fashion merchandisers

The way people dress and present themselves through clothing is a powerful form of ____ communication.

• specialized

• nonverbal

• fashion

• verbal

Clothing care begins with ____.

• reading care labels

• pretreating stains

• taking clothes to a dry cleaner

• washing clothes

Suits, coats, and business attire are common items that require ____ when dirty.

• handwashing

• bleach

• dry cleaning

• air drying

Storing scissors and shears in a safe place and turning an iron off when not in use are examples of ____ practices.

• sewing

• design

• construction

• safety

During which part of the life cycle do people often develop a personal sense of style?

• the school-age years

• young adulthood

• adolescence

• the preschool years

Field that involves the buying and selling of fashion, product development, retail management, and fashion marketing.

• fashion merchandising

• ironing

• notions

• adaptive clothing

Fibers that come from plant and animal sources.

• synthetic fibers

• natural fibers

• notions

• fashion merchandising

Process of using heat to remove wrinkles from clothing.

• synthetic fibers

• dry cleaning

• notions

• ironing

Garments designed specifically to provide easy access for people with special needs.

• natural fibers

• adaptive clothing

• fashion merchandising

• dry cleaning