Apparel & Accessories Unit 1 Chapter 7

Designers of ready-to-wear must anticipate what their target market will buy not Haute-couture

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There are two types of designers, the self-employed and the design-house designer.

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A line is a group of clothes designed and produced for a specific season.

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Besides creating the original designs, designers select the appropriate fabrics that will sell.

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Color is a visual characteristic representing tone and line.

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A silhouette is the overall form, or outline, of the garment.

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Proportion is the relationship of the style to texture.

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Balance is the relationship of one side of the garment to the other.

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Vanity sizing is used when a manufacturer reduces production costs by making its sizes smaller.

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There is a standard sizing for all manufacturers.

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