Clothes and your AppearanceChapter2

Understanding Fashions

By Ms. Haushalter

Terms to Know

Fashion The particular style of

clothing that is popular at a given time.

Fad Something new that is

popular for only a short time.

Classic A style that stays in

fashion for a long time.

What are these examples of?

Style Type of garment that

has specific characteristics that make it unique.

Fashion Trend The direction in which a

particular change or fashion is moving.

Fashion Cycle The return of specific

styles and shapes Trendsetter

A person who takes the lead or set an example

The Fashion Cycle

5 Style Disappears

4 Popularity Declines

3Peak of

Popularity

2 Worn by Trendsetters

1 Style Introduced

Example of a Fashion Cycle

1955 2003

Societies Groups of people living

and working together. Culture

The beliefs and customs of a particular racial, religious, or social groups.

Custom A tradition or practice

that has been handed down from one generation to the next.

Thailand's Karen Padaung Tribe

Technology The manner of

accomplishing a task using current technical methods or knowledge.

Economics How a society chooses

to produce, distribute, and consume its good and services.

Ready-to-wear clothing made in factories in

standard sizes. Haute Couture

a French phrase for high fashion. Couture means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and haute means elegant or high, so the two combined imply excellent artistry with the fashioning of garments