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| T/F. Scanning consumer fashion magazines is a primary source of fashion tends for the coming seasons |
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| T/F. Fashion is at it's height of popularity at the saturation stage and designers have moved on to the next trend |
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| T/F. Color Fashion trend changes are usually sudden rather than evolutionary |
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| T/F. The Color Association of the United States and the Color Marketing Group are large marketing organizations that forecast color directions |
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| T/F. Color forecasting begins a year before a selling season |
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| T/F. Poms are bundles of yarn mounted on a visual of a color palette |
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| T/F. The typical life cycle of a fashion color is three years |
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| T/F. Short-term forecasting of trends is the realm of futurists and tend spotters who chart potential changes for five or more years into the future |
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| T/F. Compression of the fashion cycle is made possible by low-cost developers knocking off high price styles in the same season |
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| T/F. Fast fashion operates on the trickle down theory of fashion dissemination |
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Short term forecasting focuses on:
a. events and pop culture trends
b. fashion predictions for the next 12 to 18 months
c. cues for inspiration related to color, fabric, and silhouette looks
d. all of the above |
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Color research begins ___ before it is in the consumer market.
a. 2 to 2.5 years
b. 1 to 1.5 years
c. up to a year
d. none of the above |
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Organizations that do specialized color forecasts include:
a. textle manufacturing groups such as cotton inc.
b. forecasting companies such as d3 doneger design directions
c. associations such as the color marking group and CAUS
d. all of the above |
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| c. associations such as the color marketing group and CAUS |
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Due to budge restraints today, many print fabrics are designed by:
a. purchsing from a supplier's seasonal line
b. adapting a developing in-house by a staff design team
c. purchasing from a print studio
d. purchasing from a print agent |
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| b. adapting or developing in-house by a staff design team |
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The element that chaned the least from season to seasn is:
a. silhoutte
b. trims
c. fabrics
d.colors |
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Which of the following marketts is most likely to take inspiration from street fashion?
a. misses
b. childen's
c. juniors
d. womens |
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Innovative fashion ideas that flood the market for a short time and are soon gone are
a. trends
b. fads
c. fashions
d. classics |
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Environmental scanning influrence on fashion include
a. current events and sports
b. the arts, including performing arts and popular culture
c. science and technolofy
d. all of the above |
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Children's wear companies typically present ___ season fashion collections each year
a. 2 to 4
b. 3 to 4
c. 4 to 6
d. 1 to 2 |
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The season tend forecast is developed by the
a. creative designers
b. product managers
c. merchandsiers
d. any of the above |
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| T/F. The first step in color management is the selection of the seasonal color palette |
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| T/F. Humans are capable of distinguishing about 10 million variations of colors |
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| T/F. Color is seen the same in natural and fluorescent light |
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| T/F. Black, white, and gray are neutral or chromatic colors |
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| T/F. A shade is a color mixed with black |
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| T/F. Pastel pink and peach are tints of colors |
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| T/F. Blue and violet are considered warm colors |
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| T/F. Painters work with red, green, and blue as their primary colors |
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| T/F. Customers are advised to select colors that correspond to their warm or cool skin tone |
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| T/F. All colors can be created in both the additive (computer) abd subtractive (dye pigment) systems |
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| T/F. Color matching may be done by visual and instrumental measurement methods |
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| T/F. The same dye color may appear different when applied to different fabrics |
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Visible light waves that allow us to see color are measure in
a. meters
b. millimeters
c. nanometers
d. centimeters |
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The attribute(s) of the color is (are)
a. hue
b. value
c. chromo or itensity
d. all of the above |
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The color systems used in drawing inks and paints is
a. additive, using red, green, and blue or blue-violet as the primaries
b. subtractive, using cyan, magenta, and yellow as the primaries
c. both a and b
d. none of the above. |
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| b. subtractive, using cyan, magenta, and yellow as the primaries |
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Limits on color assortments are suffested on the type of product line as follows
a. basic and separte item lines can be offered in a wide range of colors
b. coordinated group lines tend to featur 3 to 5 colors
c. both a and b
d. none of the above |
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Mature consumers prefer
a. extremes of color that change with eash season
b. more practical choices that enhance personal coloring
c. more mid-tone colors instead of neautrals
d. neutrals such as black, gray, and navy |
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| c. more mid-tone colors instead of neautrals |
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Young adult consumers:
a. prefer extremes of color that change with each season
b. choose more practical choices that enhance personal coloring
c. reject neutrals in favor of more mid-tone colors
d. focus on neutrals such as black, gray, and navy |
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| a. prefer extremes of color that change with each season |
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The commercial color identification system(s) commonly used in apparel product development for color matching is (are):
a. color solutions international
b. pantones
c. SCOTDIC
d. all of the above |
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Samples of prints, called ____, are prepared and submitted to product developers before final purchase
a. swatches
b. lap dips
c. strikes offs
d. all of the above |
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The most accurate method of evaluating color match of fabrics is by:
a. visual comparision to AATCC standards in a light box
b. use of an instrument called a colorimete
c. use of a spectrophotometer
d. none of the above. |
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| c. use of a spectrophotometer |
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| T/F. Fabrication is the process of selecting fabric for garments in a seasonl line |
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| T/F. There are generally minimum yardage requirements on custom-dyed fabrics |
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| T/F. Fabric vendors welcome open-ended contracts for fabric orders |
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| T/F. Top weight fabric are usally heavier in weight than fabrics considered bottom weight |
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| T/F. Developmers of fashion-forward products are more apt to be full engaged in the fabrication process than those of commodity lines |
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| T/F. Eco-friendly fabrics use only natural fibers |
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| T/F. A print is out of registration when white areas appear between colors or colors overlap |
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| T/F. Fabric color must be established very early in the production process |
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| T/F. Print patterns should be scaled to the wearer's body |
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| T/F. Fabric may cost up to 70 percent of the wholesale cost of garments sourced offshore |
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| T/F. Tailoring requires a soft, drapable fabric |
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| T/F. The more expensive the fabric, the more complex the garment design may be |
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| T/F. Product developers want to avoid fabrics similar to those used by lower-priced competitors |
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| T/F. Exclusivity agreements for textile designs are commonly subject to minimum yardage requirements |
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| T/F. Regenerated fibers such a modal and bamboo require chemical processing that may invalidate their claims to sustainability |
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When multiple production contractors are used to produce on style, product developers usually:
a. take ownership of fabrics because it saves time
b. take ownership of fabrics to ensure consistency of fabrication between contractors
c. specify vendor and fabric requirements but require the contractor to provie the fabric
d. none of the above. |
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| b. take ownership of fabrics to ensure consistency of fabrication between contractors |
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Private label product developers tend to:
a. take ownership of fabrics to maintain control and save time
b. specify the venor and detailed fabric requirements in all contracts with partners
c. request fabric samples from agents or contractors that are within a range described in the initial spec package
d. any of the above |
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| b. specify the venor and detailed fabric requirements in all contracts with partners |
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A good recommendation for large print pattern usage is:
a. placement of large motifs should be carefully planned
b. large parrerns look good on large women
c. large patterns are appropriate for small women
d. patterns should be randomly placed |
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| a. placement of large motifs should be carefully planned |
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A fabrics hand, or tactile characteristics, is affected by:
a. fiber content
b. yarn type
c. weave structure
d. all of the above |
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A product category that relies heavily on prints is:
a. childrens
b. dresses
c. lingerie
d. all the above |
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Once a product developer purchase a print fabric design, the copyright:
a. is purchased with the print and the design can be modified
b. is registered with the department of commerce
c. is automatic ro original design work when it is first in tangible form
d. both a and c |
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| c. is automatic ro original design work when it is first in tangible form |
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Discharge printing
a. design is printed directly on white or previously dyed fabric
b. design is achieved by removing color in areas to leave lighter deisgn
c. design is achieved by a two-step process where a dye prevention step precedes the actual color application
d. none of the above |
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| b. design is achieved by removing color in areas to leave lighter deisgn |
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Resist printing:
a. design is printed directly on white or previously dyed fabric
b. design is achieved by removing color in areas to leave lighter deisgn
c. a two-step process of a dye provention step preceding the actual color application to achieve the design
d. none of the above |
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| c. a two-step process of a dye provention step preceding the actual color application to achieve the design |
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Sceen printing applies dye:
a. through a mesh that has sme areas blocked off to create the pattern
b. with a metal cylinder that have been etched with the design
c. on a tranfer paper that is then place on the fabric through a process similar to ironing
d. none of the above |
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| a. through a mesh that has sme areas blocked off to create the pattern |
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Nanotechnology in tectiles can be used to:
a. incorporate small particles of other substans into fibers in order to change the properties of the yarn
b. incorporate clay into ploymer fibers to produce flame retardant fibers
c. incorporate carbon from coconut shells into polyester to provide wicking capability
d. all of the above. |
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| b. incorporate clay into ploymer fibers to produce flame retardant fibers |
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