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23 Cards in this Set
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France, the fashion center
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Royalty made France dominant over international fashion in the 18th century
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Royalty as trendsetters
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Only people who could afford couture.
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Couture
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(High Fashion)The art of dressmaking. Very expensive because apparel was made to fit.
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Charles Worth
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"Father of Couture". First successful designer.
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Business suit
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With a growing middle class, business suits became ready to wear
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Issac Singer
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Mass produced the sewing machine.
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Levi Strauss
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Invented denim.
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The Gibson Girl
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Personification of the ideal young middle-class American woman and gave style to the simple look.
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Department Stores
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General store that carried apparel and furniture.
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Specialty Stores
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Has specific categories of goods.
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Richard Sears
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Went from a watch retailer to co-owning Sears, Roevuck and Company.
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Coco Chanel
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First designer to make high-fashion pants for women.
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Gilbert Adrian
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Holloywood designer. First American designer to influence world wide fashion.
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Claire McCardell
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Created the "American Look"
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Mary Quant
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Created "Mod Look"
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The Mod Look
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Miniskirts, tights, and vinyl.
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Antifashion
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It became stylish to look poor.
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The Ethnic Look
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Hippies, African, and Elegant Peasant
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Active Sportswear
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As exercise became popular, so did jogging suits.
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Globalization
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Retailers and Designers greatly increased imports.
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The power suit
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Aging baby boomers began to get executive level jobs.
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Giorgio Armani
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Trendsetter of 1980's because he suited the career woman.
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Karl Lagerfeld
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Trendsetter of the 1990's.
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