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32 Cards in this Set
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Haute couture
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High fashion, indivdually designed, origninal, handmade garments
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Couturier
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Main creator and designer for a haure couture firm
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Skeletion suit
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First clothing desgined for boys (high waisted trousers)
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Democratization of fashion
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Well-made fashinable garments available to the masses anywhere in the world
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Knockoffs
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copies of haute couture designer gowns available for purchase at reasonable prices
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Elements of culture influenceing fashion
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Language, religion, art, customs, values and symbols
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Bibi
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fashion magazine for south asians
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Burka
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complete coverage in public with a head to toe garment
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style
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particular look in fashion that sets it apart
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Demand
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THe quantity of a particular fashion items that the public is willing and able to buy
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Softlines
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clothing, shoes, and accessories made of fabircs or leather
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Women's wear
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misses, petite, juniors, women sizes
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Misses sizes
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regualr woman (even numbers) sizes 2-14
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Petite sizes
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women who are less than 5'4
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junior sizes
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younger figure (odd numbers) sizes 1-13
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Womens sizes
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plus sizes for larger women
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Jim Thompson
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founder of the thai silk company
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french trade association
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chambre syndicale de la coutre parisienne
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minority shoppers
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fashion buyers paying full prices 37% of the time
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principles of design
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balance, contrast, rhyhm, unity and proportion
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formal balance
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achieved by placing equal weights at equal distance from the center
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informal balance
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acieved by moving a heavier weight toward the center and mvoing a ligher weight to the outer edge
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contrast
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opposites in sizes and color stand out
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rhythm
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creates eye movementand occurs when an element is reapeated
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unity
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links the visual elements making them appear to belong together
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elements of design
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lines, shapes, textures, and color
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lines
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curved, straight, flowing or pointed-- gives direction
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shapes
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formed when lines enclose a space
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fashion silhouettes
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hourglass, rectangle and triangle
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texture
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feel the design and can be created using differnt weaves of a fabric
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color
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color in the designs can affect moods, feeling and emotions
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color association of the U.S
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CAUS-- forecasts and predicts the rend in color for the fashion industry
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