TXC 8 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Fashion Design, Philip Treacy, North American Free Trade Agreement
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Market: place where goods are offered for sale and sold at wholesale prices. Market center: city where fashion is offered and sold wholesale. Mart: a building or complex of buildings that houses a wholesale market ( an exhibition of fashion ready to be sold to retail stores) Trade shows: periodic exhibits scheduled throughout the year in regional market centers and some marts. Educational services: seminars, conferences to bring people to become interested and buy the brand. Has the fashion reputation especially during fashion week. Has many internationally famous fashion design schools. Men"s apparel group in california(magic): largest show of its kind in las vegas. Haute couture: expensive, fashionable clothes produced by leading fashion houses. By itself loses money, but create profitably through: Pr t porter lines: includes designs for the ready to wear portion of the franchising (using a business" model or brand for a period of time) licensing arrangements market.