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Part 1 / Basic Fashion and Business Concepts
other components that make up each complete
garment.
Accessories are the articles added to
complete or enhance apparel outfi ts. Examples of
accessories are belts, hats, jewelry, shoes, gloves,
and scarves. Notice the accessories in 1-22.
A style is identifi ed by distinct features that
create an overall appearance. Styles exist in
architecture, furniture, painting, music, and most
other forms of expression. In apparel, each style
is a particular design, shape, or type of garment,
with unique characteristics that make it different
from others. Examples of styles are A-line skirts,
Bermuda shorts, safari jackets, and crewneck
sweaters, 1-23.
“Style” is also used to describe an attractive
condition. Certain trendsetters and fashion
leaders are said to have style or to be stylish.
This means that they have a nice, distinctive
manner setting them apart from others.
Fashion is the display of the currently
popular style of objects or activities. In apparel,
a fashion is the prevailing type of clothing that
is bought and worn by a large segment of the
public at any given time. Fashions consist of the
styles, colors, and functionalities that are favored
by many people at a particular time. A style
does not become a fashion until it gains popular
acceptance. It remains a fashion only as long as
it is accepted.
A style may come and go in fashion
acceptance, but always remains as that style.
The styles that are fashionable this year may
seem very unfashionable in a few years. What
is in fashion constantly changes, creating an
ongoing process.
High fashion items are the very latest or
newest fashions. They are usually innovative,
expensive, and of fi ne quality, 1-24. They are
designed for, and accepted by, the limited
number of people who are the fi rst to adopt
fashion changes. They sometimes seem too
1-22 What accessories do you see in this
retail display? Shoes are also accessories,
but are not shown here.
1-23 Sweat pants and hooded cardigan
sweatshirts are styles that are familiar to
almost everyone.