Transcript Com. 11.00 Use clothing management principles to ensure long-term maintenance of

Com. 11.00 Use clothing management
principles to ensure long-term maintenance of
personal wardrobe.
Obj. 11.01
Interpret appropriate dress for
specific roles & occasions.
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• Appropriate Dress
– A. Needs & wants
– B. Fads – an extreme, short lived fashion.
Trends – what is currently in style. A general
pattern; particular direction. Classics – a style
that stays popular for a long time.
– C. Dressing the part
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1. Social aspect
2. School
3. Public
4. Special occasions
5. Employment situations
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• Why wear clothes?
– Appropriateness – fits with a certain time, place, or
occasion.
– Conformity – to get along with current customs. When
people wear what other people wear.
– Identification – belonging to a group. When people
wear the same thing as other members of a group to be
identified with that group.
– Individuality – the unique was of being & expressing
yourself that makes you different from others. When
people do not worry about what other people are
wearing.
– Personal values – what you personally think is
important
– Protection – to protect from the environment
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– Modesty – reserved in dress, not revealing
– Status – position with a group
– Personal values – what you personally think is
important
– Protection – to protect from the environment
• Trend setters: are the people that start fads
• Types of clothing: An example of Casual
wear would be khakis & a polo shirt.
• Comfortable clothing: sweats or a wind suit
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• When buying clothes (wardrobe)
– Try on the garment to get a proper fit and check the
appearance
– They should be loose enough for movement
– Easy care (wash & wear)
– By law children’s pajamas must be treated with a flame
retardant finish
– Extra buttons on clothes are not required
– Designer brands are popular because they are status
symbols (cost more)
– Formal dress (dressy clothes) are worn for: weddings
and proms. Example: tuxedo
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• School dress codes require students to follow specific
clothing guidelines
• To be an usher at a formal wedding you would need to
wear something dressy
• Bell-bottom pants is an example of a fad
• Dressy Clothing: Something that you wear to a wedding or
church.
• Informal clothing wear: an example – jeans and T-Shirt
• When trying on a garment remember to stretch, sit down
and bend over to make sure it fits right.
• Obj. 11.02 Critique ready made clothing
for durability, function, and style.
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Quality assessment
• 1. Durability
• a) Construction
• b) Fabric quality
• 2. Function
• a) Cost
• b) Fit
• c) Fabric finish/care
• d) Labels
• 3. Style
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Fit
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Color
• c) Fashion
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• Elements of design: bright red belt can
emphasize a waist
• Fibers:
– Wool – only wash in cold water, mostly dry
clean, & protect from moths.
– Cotton – shrinks in hot water, but cotton towels
will not matter if they shrink.
– Silk – cannot dry silk, it will shrink (drip dry on
a hanger) use a gentle detergent
• Fabric: shiny smooth fabric would be used
for wedding or a prom.
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• Natural fibers:
– Cotton, silk, & wool
• Man-Made fibers:
– Polyester, acrylic, & nylon
• When trying on a garment remember to
stretch, sit down and bend over while
wearing the garment.
• Because it brand it made different, before
buying a garment, try it on to judge fit and
appearance
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• Durability of a garment is determined by the
quality of construction and fabric
• Silk (shiny & smooth fiber) is produced by
a worm
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Obj. 11.03 Suggest specific techniques
for care of clothing.
• Care:
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A. labels
B. spot removal
C. repairs
D. washing & drying
E. dry cleaning
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• Energy efficient (ways to save money on washing
clothes)
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Cool (cold) water temperature
Full load
Machine washing (cheaper than dry cleaning)
Hanging clothes to dry is more energy efficient than
putting in the dryer.
– Repairing clothes:
• The best way to repair a hole is to sew a piece of fabric from
the garment behind the hole
• Repairing old clothes & experiment with accessories can
expand a wardrobe (mix & match different outfits)
• Crochet hook is good for repairing a snag in a sweater
• For disabled people if you have a zipper you can attach a large
metal ring to the top of the zipper so it will be easier to pull
• Remove chewing gun from clothes by hardening it with an ice
cube, then scraping it with a dull knife
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• Washing laundry:
– When you come home from & change clothes you should hang up
or fold clean items and put dirty ones in the hamper
– The government requires the manufacture of all garments to sew
care label into the garment
– Care instructions for fabric are found on the bolt of the fabric
– Sort laundry by light colors from dark colors and heavy clothes
from delicate clothes
– Bright colored items, like red, may need to be washed separately
– Knit items, like sweaters, should be dried flat so that they do not
shrink or stretch
– Dry clothes thoroughly so they will not mildew
– Do no overload the dryer, clothes will not dry
– Clean the lint trap on the dryer
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• Reading the care tag label on a garment will
always tell you how to launder (wash it).
• Wool sweaters need special protection from
moths.
• Using fabric softener will help reduce static
electricity in clothes
• Bleach will help whiten white clothes, but
remember to follow the directions carefully.
Too much will damage your clothes.
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Obj. 11.04 Discuss career opportunities
in the apparel design field.
• Careers in Apparel Design (clothing)
– A. Career levels
• 1. Entry level – sales associate, sewing machine operator or
department stock clerk
• 2. Intermediate level – buyers, display workers(window
dressers), personal shopper, or pattern maker,
• 3. Professional level – fashion coordinators, designers, textile
chemist, or dyers
• 4 Entrepreneurial – dry cleaner owner, seamstress or T-shirt
screener operator
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• Job shadowing, a work-base learning experience,
at a department store could help a student decide if
a career in apparel design is right for them.
• A salesperson in the apparel design field assists
customers with purchases in clothing stores.
• A designer likes to sew and experiment with
different kinds of fabrics & patterns designs.
• A clothing alteration specialist would work at a
dry cleaners.
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