Unit 1: Fashion Terms Review

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.

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)