In the last few months, I have been studying the market of clothing manufacturing heavily. From quality to fabric cost, the whole idea of clothing manufacturing is very appealing to a young man that would like to pursue a career in graphic and architectural design. I will be sharing my personal experience with clothing manufacturing, as well as the differences between trade-offs and opportunity costs. A lot of times, people overlook how difficult it really is to establish a successful brand or collection for a clothing line. A significant amount of thought must go into this process because of all of the resources that are necessary to take into account. With a clothing line, I believe that it is absolutely necessary for one to take the economic portion equally, if not, more seriously than the actual creative direction and design. Fabric is the number one reason for this. Based on trends of the last few years in “street wear”, more brands that have a primary teenage audience have sprouted into replicating the aesthetic of higher-end brands because of the shift in culture that the social media market has cultivated. This caused a boom in the street wear market, because the cost of replicating a high-end fashion t-shirt in a country like China, is very inexpensive. The reason for this has to do with the fabric, and as well as the advertising manipulation that goes on behind the scenes. See, most of the kids who are purchasing these replicated high-end products, haven’t felt
1) This is an experiment because they are manipulating the amount of caffeine given to the participants. The dependant variable is the time spent on the puzzle. The independent variable is the caffeine.
(Choose a garment, which can be used to discuss fashion from the point of view of the consumer. This garment must be able to demonstrate how the consumer individually constructs their identity and conveys that identity through the style and styling of clothing. You should treat this garment as an object as a form of evidence, which can help you to explain theories of fashion discussed in the sessions. The intention of your analysis is to examine the ways in which we can ‘read’ objects and images, understand their meanings and explain them in the context of broader theoretical and social concerns. You should aim to be as analytical as possible. You may want to use further
“Aleah, that is so ugly,” my friends exclaimed as I eagerly pulled out my brand new pants from their perfectly packaged shipping box. “But they’re Michael Kors!” I argued, as though it increased their appeal. The truth was, the price tag read $78.00, and they were completely see through. Within society, there are numerous people who spend thousands of dollars on designer clothing that is not considered attractive street fashion or good quality. Often, the reason clothing is priced highly is because it includes a logo to advertise the brand and proclaim that it is “the cool thing to wear” while pressuring surrounding people to buy from the same designer as an attempt to become cool as well.
Fashion is everything to society and the media. The fashion industry has transformed into a necessity in the life of people. Everyone wants to look good, feel fabulous and feel as if we belong with everyone else. The envy and desire to wear certain things and look a certain way all come, from wearing the latest fashion handbags, accessories, dresses, shoes, and the list goes on. But, when is considering fashion into an individual’s life going too far to the extreme? Many do not consider the whereabouts of fashion materials and how the environment is affected by the mere existence of certain garments. Some may believe these objects grow on trees. But that is clearly not the case. Even though it would be nice. The fashion industry as a
Materials such as wool, silk, and cotton had been used to manufacture uniforms for the servicemen and measures were taken to ration clothing for civilians. Women were more creative by showing their sense of style without expense or waste. Contrastingly, the highly competitive fashion industry today constantly drives to encourage and entice consumers to visit stores more frequently by aggressively merchandising fashion, indicating a shorter life cycle and higher profit margins from the sale of fast selling merchandise. Consumers today are more focused and demanding, forcing fashion retailers to instantly deliver the right product at the right time. Money worries, job-related challenges, and pressures about body image are concerns that directly impact fashion choices
The fashion industry is rapidly growing and constantly generating new fashion trends almost weekly. Fashion for some may seem ridiculous and unnecessary; but fashion is not just a meaningless usage of article of clothing or farcical materials sew together for coverage. There is more to fashion than meets the eyes, fashion is precious and significant. It is a reflection of self-image, it speak the ream about who we are and how we review ourselves. Not only is fashion the reflection of self-image but also the reflection of our history as Coco Channel have said, “Fashion is not something that exist in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” Fashion
Fashion Range Co. is a clothing retail company in Canada that offers great quality clothing for teenagers and adults. We are small independent company that compasses of 80-100 employees stretching across Canada making environmentally friendly materials for our fashion trend clothes while emphasizing the importance of sustainability. Our fashion trend is more demographically targeting young men & women aged 13 to 45. Our customers are part of a generation constantly looking for that next best thing. Our stores are mainly located inside shopping malls for our customers to best reach and online store at www.fashion-range.com. With a focus on the latest fashion trends, our customers can be confident in knowing they’ll receive
By the 21st century, the advancement in technology has forever changed the way clothing is made. “The impact of CAD software on everyday clothing is becoming more prevalent as the software is linked to 3D printing technology.” This saying, clothing has come to be an easy thing to come by and still is advancing. “Machines for home printing are becoming more affordable… the ability to create customized clothing is becoming more of a reality as technology evolves.” As technology evolves, it will impact the way people shop for clothes and how their clothes are
My interest began to grow, and I started shopping online with Ebay and Amazon, trying to find prices under retail. After getting so many pieces of clothing from Nike and Jordan, I began to get tired of the style and decided to move on to another brand, and change my style completely. That brand was Ralph Lauren, which I now own a shirt in almost every color from them. I then decided it was time to move on from him as well. This is when I started to find more and more sites and apps dedicated to selling and buying designer clothing. “But it was the slew of second-hand clothing startups that launched at the end of the 2012 that really made a point in 2013. From digital clothing swap Bib and Tuck to online consignment store TheRealReal, there
The constant churn of new trends means that consumers have grown dissatisfied with what they already have. Cline herself looked at her clothing collection and found she had 354 garments in her closet. “61 tops, 60 T-shirts, 15 cardigans and hooded sweatshirts, 21 skirts and 20 pairs of shoes, most of which I never wear.” Reading this made me examine my own wardrobe. I thought surely I don't own that much. Shockingly, I have 12 jackets, 23 bottoms, 71 shirts 19 dresses and 13 pairs of shoes. That’s a lot of clothing, yet I still find myself complaining that I have nothing to wear nearly every time I go out. This is an effect of the fashion industry teaching us that we need more clothing than we actually do. One of H&M’s major selling ploys is advertising that they have new stock every day. So naturally people go into the store to check it out. Then we notice the low price. With a deal like that we can't say no and we buy it. Just like that all of us have fed billions of dollars annually to stores that encourage waste. Mass produced clothing is generally poor quality due to manufacturers cutting corners to lower cost and raise profit. As a culture we need to relearn valuing quality over quantity if we want to see a change in the garment
‘style, branding, colour and fashionability’ of the clothing as a tool for the audience to
Today, new clothes are sold in synchronization with a consumer’s weekly paycheck making a cycle of about 52 seasons – one per week in each year. This is generating about 80 billion pieces of new clothing created annually which is 400% more than two decades ago. Because of this high demand, a term ‘fast fashion’ has come into focus – those looking deep at this term are both clothing companies and environmentalists. We’ve all
In today’s society, fashion rules the teen and young adult generations. Billions of dollars are spent each year on designer brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Off-White. At the same time that these large amounts of money are being spent of materialistic aspects of fashion, people in third world countries are struggling greatly. Instead of money being spent on expensive clothing, it could serve a greater purpose by being donated to countries who are in dire need. Absurd amounts of money in first world countries are spent on designer brands, while third world countries struggle to even get their hands on any clothing.
“It’s where it all starts, from the ground up; street is the seed to all other fashion” says Kenta Goto from Brknhome, a now defunct Canadian t-shirt brand (Vogel 37). There are many voices that speak of the streetwear culture: what it is or once was, how it all started and where it is heading. Streetwear is not just some fad or a passing trend. It is nothing but pure talent and passion, and the vision to stand out from the rest. It is a fashion movement, primarily for the youth who roam the streets expressing their interests, cultural identity, and common scenarios that take place in their urban catwalks. For the youth, streetwear can be the most effective form of self-expression.
As you may know fashion designers create anything that is part of a garment for men, women, and children. They understand the needs of their clients and create attractive, functional garments and accessories. When designing they must keep a close watch on fit, style, color, texture, size, and material. Designing any outfit starts with sketching and original idea on paper or on computer programs. Then shaping the patterns pieces which make the garment. The pieces are then drawn in actual size on paper and cut out on a rough material. These pieces are