FASHION MERCH FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Kayla's responsibility is to select and purchase merchandise for Dillard's department store. Her job involves travel, research, and detailed record keeping. Kayla is performing the responsibilities of which role?

• Fashion Director

• Merchandise Manager

• Buyer

• Retail Sales Associate

Reversals or abrupt changes in fashion styles are a result of which response to fashion?

• Fashion Extremes

• Flops

• Knockoff Designs

• Seasonal Fads

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

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

Dexter, a high school junior, plans to pursue a career in the fashion industry. He works at Belk selling men's clothing directly to customers. He is performing which role?

• Fashion Director

• Merchandise Manager

• Retail Buyer

• Retail Sales Associate

Celeste typically purchases fashions when the prices are MOST expensive. In which stage of the fashion cycle is she buying?

• Introduction

• Obsolescence

• Peak

• Rise

An aptitude including imagination, creativity, and artistic ability is necessary for a career in which area?

• Design

• Management

• Sales

• Traveling Sales Representative

Fashion acceptance or rejection is determined by which group of people?

• Sales Associates

• Consumers

• Customers

• Buyers

Which action is usually demonstrated during the rise stage of the fashion cycle?

• Consumers start to lose interest in the trends

• Promotion is focused on closeout pricing

• Retail fashion buyers order the items in quantity

• The price of the fashion goes up because of the increased demand

Which manufactured fiber is made from coal or petroleum, often blended with other fibers, and has great washing ability?

• Acrylic

• Nylon

• Polyester

• Spandex