FSN 123 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Flapper, Gibson Girl, Petite Size
11 Dec 2012
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Basic categories in woman"s apparel includes: outerwear, dresses, blouses, suits, evening clothes, bridal wear, sportswear, activewear, uniforms, maternity, innerwear, special needs. Misses: regular even-numbered sizes 4-20 (tall is 12-20, small 0-2) Juniors: regular sizes 4-17 and petite sizes 1-15. Petites: includes misses" even numbered sizes 2p-16p and junior sizes 1p- Masstige movement: designers applying creativity to lower-priced apparel (i. e. karl lagerfield + h&m, target + zac posen or alexander mcqueen) Trunk shows: manufacturer"s line presented to retail store. Specialty retail outlets: more retailers offering array of children"s good. Catalogs: offering catalogs for children (i. e. j. crew"s crewcuts) Resale of childrenswear: second hand resale of children"s clothing. Basic size categories: infants, toddler"s, children"s, girl"s, preteen, boy"s, young men. However, childrenswear industry is a fashionable business, not fashion business because it adapts to woman"s and men"s style (not innovative) First licensed cartoon character was buster brown (children like wearing their favourite characters) (disney and warner bros big too)
