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Fashion Design and Merchandising

CBSE · Class 12 · Home Science

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Introduction to Fashion Design and Merchandising

  • Fashion industry satisfies both creative urge and materialistic needs of people
  • Fashion merchandising originated from barter system evolution to 'ready-to-wear' concept in 1920
  • Department stores recognized fashion apparel as most important merchandise type
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Fashion Terminology and Basic Concepts

  • Fashion refers to styles most popular at a given time
  • Style is any particular look that may come and go but always remains identifiable
  • Fads are short-lived fashions lasting single seasons due to weak design strength
3

Fashion Development and History

  • Ancient and medieval times: styles remained unchanged for centuries
  • Renaissance accelerated fashion change through cultural discovery
  • France became fashion center in early 18th century under King Louis XIV
4

Fashion Cycle and Evolution

  • Fashion moves in predictable cycles represented by bell-shaped curves
  • Five stages: Introduction, Rise, Culmination, Decline, Rejection/Obsolescence
  • Introduction stage involves designers interpreting research into new styles

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Fashion refers to styles most popularA bellThe strategic process of planningDividing larger markets into subsets basedVarious structures including Single

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What are the important topics in Fashion Design and Merchandising for CBSE Class 12 Home Science?
Key topics in Fashion Design and Merchandising include Fashion Design and Merchandising Ecosystem, Fashion Industry Ecosystem, Fashion Design and Merchandising Concept Map. These are the concepts CBSE Class 12 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
How to score full marks in Fashion Design and Merchandising — CBSE Class 12 Home Science?
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