This heavily illustrated textbook focuses on the organization & operation of the fashion industry & how apparel is designed, manufactured, marketed & distributed.
Includes structure of the U.S. textile & apparel industries, legal framework, ready-to-wear company organization & more.
Explains the processes of design development, style selecting & marketing. Encompasses preproduction, production, sourcing, quality assurance, distribution & retailing.
Captures the true dynamics of the fashion industry's many components.
Table of Contents:
- PREFACE
- EXTENDED CONTENTS
- Part One ORGANIZATION OF THE U.S. TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRIES
1 From Spinning Machine to Quick Response
2 Business and Legal Framework of Textile and
Apparel Companies
3 Structure of the U.S. Textile Industry
4 Ready-to-Wear: Company Organization
- Part Two CREATING AND MARKETING AN APPAREL LINE
5 The Creation Stage: Research
6 The Creation Stage: Design
7 Design Development and Style Selection
8 Marketing an Apparel Line
- Part Three APPAREL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
9 Preproduction Processes
10 Sourcing Decisions and Production Centers
11 Production Processes and Quality Assurance
12 Distribution and Retailing
- Part Four ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE ACCESSORIES AND HOME FASHIONS INDUSTRIES
13 Accessories
14 Home Fashions
- Figure and Table Credits
- Glossary of Terms
- Subject Index
Publisher
Fairchild Publications Inc
SKU: INFST0000251
$91.00

