Socio-economic Factors of Fashion Flashcards
1
Q
What are the socio-economic factors of fashion?
A
- status
- uniforms
- leisure clothing
- social patterns and lifestyles
- technical advancement
- unisex
2
Q
How does the social group that you belong to influence your fashion choices?
A
- wealth/income
- occupation
- education
- social status
3
Q
How does education influence fashion choices?
A
- greater exposure to aesthetics, magazines, fashion trends
- earn more money
- can afford to wear the latest fashions
- more high powered careers
4
Q
What do uniforms represent?
A
- public awareness
- branding
- certain expectations
- nature of occupation
5
Q
How has the change in the role of women affected fashion?
A
- more spending power
-require more clothes: - work
- leisure time
- sport
- children
6
Q
How does the socio-economic factor of technical advancement affect fashion?
A
- mass production = cheaper clothing
- advanced man-made fibres = variety of textiles available
- efficient & quick communications = global shrinkage due to internet
- transport = importing
- credit = increased purchasing power
- increased consumer income = more spending power
