fashion, tends and styles Flashcards
1
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define trends
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- a trend is something that is always changing and moving on, its whats popular and dominates the market, designer play on it
2
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what are the two types of designers
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- ones who make trends
- ones who design to trends
3
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why do designers design to trend
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- because it sells swell and fast for the time that its tends
4
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talk about mimicking trends
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- trends tend to come from top brans such as Chanel and apple
- these are expensive and tend to be worn and used by the rich and famous which create a market pull for the rest of the world
- this is when cheaper/ high street brands and lower end businesses create similar items to the originals and sell them for a much lower price , making its ore affordable for the everyday
- karshadians wearing body hugging dresses and now is very polar either high street stores
5
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batch production in trends
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- small quantities of identical products
- a specific amountt is made
- seasonal clothing
- ready for the clothes to rapidly sell then hit its peak
- it requires a lot of intensive labour
- quality isn’t always assured but works to the product favour for planned obsolsnesnece
- they can get rid of it when it goes out of style and go buy the next newest trend
- happens with iPhones, start breaking every two years and the consumer gets a new iPhone and the designer gets the profit
6
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designers who predict trends
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- they have to predict whats going to be popular next
- designers look at whats currently popular snd change it into something new
- use methods such as lateral thinking and mind mapping
- limited editor work well if its advertised to be only a certain number for a certain time, people are more keen to buy it such as limited edition dolls because its more unique
7
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social media and trends
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- social media spreads trends and designs
- celebiritoy endorsement
- desinger to collaborate with celebs to produce products they have help ed withe
- Rhianna x puma
- this enhances sales and poplprtiies because of it which helps build the trend
8
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styles of products
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- products can be put into catogires such as chic, toy boy , goth to fit into different target markets
- sell products to specific audiences
9
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advertising
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- advertising products increases trends
- magazines, adverts
- increases sales of the magazine and the trend
- vogue is famously known tfor being the final word in fashion, so if vogue likes it the consumer likes it
10
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business in trends
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- components of products demand will increase
- trends can start business and allow them to grow
- good for the ecomnay
11
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technical capableitileis
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- able to shop online, allows cdesigners and producers to sell their oprdcugts to almost anyone, anywhere, which increases the market
- new technoalgly improves quality of products such as microfibre for sports wear, it adds to the easiness and well being of Hunan life.
- tvs going from a luxury to a requirement
12
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why is style important
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- to consumer, what they want the trends profits and ore likely to sell if stylish
13
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issues of trends
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- wistful always changing costs a lot not amazing for enviment
14
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why is image important to designer
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- they want their product to sell well so the ,game creation pleases to the ocnusmer
15
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designering repsoding to changing styles and need to the comsumer
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- seoansal colour and trends in fashion
- new shaped in products though technoilies and components
- needs from various consumers
- specific gorupssuch as children, teenager and adults
