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Those in the finance area of an apparel company are responsible for the overall financial health of companies and work closely with all other areas. - Answers ✅✅true
The marketing and sales division includes those who conduct marketing research for the company as well as regional sales managers and sales representatives. - Answers
✅✅true
What do the three P's stand for in sustainability? - Answers ✅✅People, Planet, and Profit
The designer often has some specific design details in mind that need to be conveyed to the patternmaker and sample sewer in order to create the sample or prototype garment at the next stage of the design process. These details, as well as other vital information, are conveyed on what? - Answers ✅✅A garment/product specification sheet
The operations area in a company includes what functions? - Answers ✅✅Preproduction,
Material management,
Quality assurance,
Sourcing,
Production,
Logistics,
Distribution
Describe at least five characteristics of a target market. - Answers ✅✅A target market has many different characteristics such as type of career, stage of career, geographic location, education, attitudes, values, price consciousness, etc. Geographic location is important when looking at what the target market wants to buy. For example, someone that lives in Southern Alabama isn't going to be as concerned with buying good winter snow boots compared to someone living in Alaska. Price consciousness and career can also go hand in hand when determining how much money the target market is willing to
spend. For example, whether the target market is more likely to buy new sneakers from Walmart or Nike.
Dr. Leonas talked about six major goals of sustainability. Discuss three of these goals. - Answers ✅✅One of the goals was to create better standards of education and healthcare. She said that this should be done particularly as it pertains to water quality and better sanitation. Another goal she described was to achieve sustainability across all areas- land, sea, and air. A third goal she described was to tackle other problems such as climate change and pollution since those have a large effect on people's overall health.
How many Sustainable Development Goals have the nation members of the United Nations agreed upon for 2030? - Answers ✅✅ 17
Give some examples of where design inspiration comes from. - Answers ✅✅Design inspiration can come from pretty much anywhere. It could come from your favorite movies or tv shows, the people around you, the last place you traveled, and so much more.
What are some of the advantages of domestic production? - Answers ✅✅trade barriers are not a concern, shipping time and costs may be lower, known culture, known infrastructure, consumers may prefer "Made in America"
Describe the role of a designer in your own words. - Answers ✅✅A designer's role is just that- to design. The designer is going to be the one coming up with the new products and while they may collaborate with other people during the process, they are who is determining all of the elements of the product from the color, the fabric, etc.
Fashion trend research often includes use of what resources? - Answers ✅✅trade publications, fashion forecasting services, shopping the market
What are some of the trends we consider when doing long-term forecasting? - Answers ✅✅Sociological, Psychological, Political, Global
What are some of the costs a designer must estimate in determining the initial cost estimate? List at least three. - Answers ✅✅Material Cost
Kathy Ireland's business has over 12,000 products. Which product line brings in the largest
part of the revenue? - Answers ✅✅home furnishings including window treatments
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 is about what? - Answers ✅✅maternal, child, and adolescent health
why did some of our students in their senior design project create elephant collars for the US Army? - Answers ✅✅to help keep elephants in Africa from trampling vegetable gardens
Which of the following are classified as natural fibers? - Answers ✅✅natural cellulose fibers of plant origin, natural protein from animal origin
describe what a brand is - Answers ✅✅a brand is a company that is well-rounded and has success across the board. this would include being innovative, having a strong identity, maintaining a positive image to customers and loyal customers. a brand is also competitive and consistent over time.
describe two finishing processes other than color - Answers ✅✅napping and embossing. napping refers to a raised texture of a fabric's surface which can be seen in velvet and other fabrics. embossing is when a pattern or image is created on the surface of a fabric through the use of heat and pressure
an oligopsony exists when there are a small number of buyers for goods and services
offered by a large number of sellers - Answers ✅✅true
match the product or technology that is associated with the country presented - Answers ✅✅kente cloth- Ghana
legend of the "spider woman"- Navajo Nation
batik- Indonesia
Tapa, also known as barkcloth- Fiji
early industrialization of spinning and weaving- England
Silk- China and Italy
crochet- Ireland
45 million textile jobs- India
development of synthetic dyes- 19th century France
what are three forms of business ownership - Answers ✅✅partnership, sole proprietorship, corporation
what are some of the ways American Giant decided to compete - Answers ✅✅high quality products, direct sales online
the three basic kinds of fabrics are - Answers ✅✅woven, knits, nonwovens
the first fiber to be synthesized entirely from chemicals was - Answers ✅✅nylon
which of the following statements about cotton are true - Answers ✅✅cotton is a plant of the genus Gossypium which includes 32 species; a 5-lock ball of cotton fiber can have a half million fibers; cotton is grown throughout the southern United States; cotton fiber from the field is composed of 87% to 90% cellulose and 5% to 8% water
what are some of the major trends now - Answers ✅✅corporate social responsibility, fast fashion, e-commerce
what is ready to wear? - Answers ✅✅fashion merchandise that is completely made and ready to be worn
which of the following are form the four components of textile production? - Answers ✅✅fiber processing, yarn spinning, fabric finishing
in the United States what was the first market for ready to wear? - Answers ✅✅men's clothing
nylon- synthetic polymer based fibers
three important keywords to remember for finding information are? - Answers ✅✅outcome, context, intervention
three reasons that much of the textile industry moved from New England to the southern states are: - Answers ✅✅cheap electricity, cheap labor, proximity to raw materials
the word textiles comes from the latin word textere. what does textere mean? - Answers
✅✅to weave
unimproved water and sanitation have been identified as a major cause of diarrhea for children in the public health literature, which globally accounts for approximately 1. million child deaths each year. even simple cotton cloth can make a major difference in water filtration - Answers ✅✅true
the NC State Libraries have amazing resources for students and faculty. these resources
include? - Answers ✅✅over 99,000 subscriptions, over 5 million volumes, more than 500 article databases
during the covid-19 pandemic personal protective equipment for healthcare workers has been in short supply. what are some examples of PPE? - Answers ✅✅gowns, scrubs, respirators, face masks
what are some of the challenges Bayard Winthrop faced in creating Made in America sweatshirts? - Answers ✅✅higher labor costs than international competitors; supply chain was broken, he had to create one
textile mills transform basic fibers into a product (yarn or fabric) - Answers ✅✅true
everyday over 1200 children die with malaria transmitted due to mosquito bites. what are some of the ways textiles are used to reduce malaria-related deaths - Answers ✅✅long lasting insecticidal nets; insecticide treated clothing; mosquito repellent fabrics
match the name of the fiber to the source of the fiber - Answers ✅✅cotton- a plant
polyester- petroleum
cashmere- Kashmir goat
rayon- cellulose
qiviut- musk ox
recycled polyester fibers- plastic soda bottles
wool-sheep
mohair- Angora goat
match the following technology developments to the time frames they were introduced - Answers ✅✅power loom- 1785-
spinning machine- 1764
sewing machine- 1832-
cotton gin- 1794
Greg Tourino, research librarian for textiles and engineering gave us a number of excellent sources for doing research for our projects. which of these did he say were especially
good? - Answers ✅✅US Newstream, Nexis Uni, Newspaper Source Plus
in an oligopoly a few companies dominate and essentially have control of the market, thereby making it hard for other companies to enter - Answers ✅✅true
what had the company chosen to make the space suits made before - Answers ✅✅bras
sweatshops have never been a major issue in the United States - Answers ✅✅false
textile jobbers buy and sell fabric without any involvement in producing or finishing the fabric - Answers ✅✅true
What are some of the psycographic characteristics discussed in our book? - Answers ✅✅Attitudes, Motives, Values, Buying habits
Labor is usually the single largest cost in making a garment. - Answers ✅✅true
What are some of the textile-related methods of reducing deaths from malaria? - Answers ✅✅Long-lasting insecticidal treated nets, Insecticide-treated clothing, Mosquito repellent fabric
The textile industry is also a key contributor to our national defense and supplies over 8,000 products a year to our men and women in uniform. - Answers ✅✅true
What are some examples of medical textiles used in a healthcare provider's practice? - Answers ✅✅Bandages, Casts, Diapers, Feminine hygiene products
Who were the original Luddites? - Answers ✅✅People who were opposed to new technologies and smashed powered looms and other textile machinery.
Discuss one of the presentations of design inspiration from someone in the class (other than yourself) that you found interesting and say why. - Answers ✅✅I thought the lightning-proof rain jacket was interesting because that is something I've never really thought about but could be beneficial. While she was correct that there is an extremely low chance that you get struck by lightning, we often use umbrellas when it's raining but we're told they're not safe when it's lightning. Having a rain jacket that is also lightning- proof could be a new and interesting product.
Each style is reviewed for a number of reasons. These include: - Answers ✅✅Fabrics and trim, Relationship to rest of line, Styling, Production, Cost
What is the final step in creating a design - design brief? - Answers ✅✅Creating the garment specification sheet
William Ivey Long is a famous Broadway costume designer whom we discussed in class.
Where does he get many of his design inspirations? - Answers ✅✅Magazines and other print materials from the area and time of the play.
What was one of the inspirations for Drie Van Noten's 2015 spring/summer women's
wear according to the NY times article? - Answers ✅✅Flowers in the Amsterdam market
In class we discussed the designer Dries Van Noten. What is one of the primary sources of design inspiration for Dries Van Noten? What unusual technique did he use to make this source even more interesting? - Answers ✅✅Flowers and nature. He froze flower arrangements in blocks of ice and filmed the blocks as they melted and the shapes changed.
Which of the following statements is/are correct? - Answers ✅✅Sustainability is a complex topic that draws from many disciplines and the issues are intertwined with one another.
In medical textiles, the pandemic has created shortages of PPE (personal protective equipment). What are some examples of PPE? - Answers ✅✅Surgical masks, Protective gloves, N95 masks, Isolation gown
Which designer shocked the fashion world by deciding to not make any more ready-to- wear and to focus only on couture? - Answers ✅✅Jean Paul Gaultier
Applied Market Research includes what three types of research? - Answers ✅✅Consumer research, Product research, Market analysis
What does FTAR stand for? - Answers ✅✅Fiber Textile Apparel Retail
What's the strategy that's usually adopted by a retailer to gain advantage in the market by dealing directly with production contractors? - Answers ✅✅Private label branding
