Unit 1: Fashion Terms Review
Across
- 2. The sum of characteristics that distinguish an individual, especially his or her behavioral and emotional tendencies.
- 3. A style that takes a long time to complete the fashion cycle. (2 words no space)
- 7. The direction in which fashion is moving. (2 words no space)
- 11. The prevailing opinion of what is attractive and appropriate for a given person and occasion.
- 12. Market state of having been supplied with the most it will absorb of a fashion.
- 15. Individuals who are the last to adopt accepted styles. (2 words no space)
- 17. Physical safeguards that prevent harm to the body.
- 18. People who buy and use finished products, such as apparel.
- 21. Intangible activities or benefits that are performed for people.
- 22. Tangible or real items (products) to touch that manufacturers physically make.
Down
- 1. Rivalry between two or more businesses to gain as much of the total market sales, or customer acceptance, as possible.
- 4. The rejection of used items in favor of newer ones, even though the old items retain their utility value. In the fashion cycle.
- 5. The few “fashion forward,” men, women, and young people with enough confidence and credibility to start new fashions. (2 words no space)
- 6. The process of establishing or describing who someone is or what he or she does.
- 8. Fluctuations in the level of economic activity over a period of years. (2 words no space)
- 9. Ongoing change in what is considered to be fashionable. (2 words no space)
- 10. Written or unwritten rules of appropriate attire.(2 words no space)
- 13. Individuals who wear a fashion look only when it is firmly accepted. (2 words no space)
- 14. Money left over after the deduction of expenses and taxes from the company’s sales of goods or services.
- 16. An article of wearing apparel, such as a dress, suit, coat, evening gown, or sweater.
- 19. Styles that are popular for a brief period of time, usually for only one selling season. (2 words no space)
- 20. The ongoing rise, peak, and fall in popularity of specific styles. (2 words no space)