CADS 1600 FINAL EXAM VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
fashion cycle - Answers - the ongoing rise, peak, and fall in popularity of specific styles
or shapes
1. introduction of style - Answers - fashion implies style and newness, not accepted by
everyone
2. increase of popularity - Answers - new style purchased; worn and seen by many
people, attracts attention
popularity in style may increase - Answers - copying and adaptation of new styles
3. Peak of popularity - Answers - fashion is at its height of popularity
4. decline in popularity - Answers - people begin to tire of style; start looking for
something new
5. Rejection of style or obsolescence - Answers - last phase of fashion cycle, people
have already turned to new looks
knockoff - Answers - products are those that copy or imitate the physical appearance of
other products, but which do not copy the brand name or logo of a trademark
counterfeit - Answers - goods, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another
brands name without brand owner's authorization
grey goods - Answers - genuine goods sold through unauthorized channels
classics - Answers - characterized by simplicity of style, which helps keep to from being
dated
ex: Chanel jacket, twinsets
fads - Answers - short lived fashions that come and go in a single-season
interrupted cycles - Answers - consumer buying can be halted prematurely; this can
happen because manufacturers no longer wish to risk producing the product or by an
upheaval, be it social, economic, or political
flop - Answers - a fashion cycle rejected by all consumer segments almost immediately
fashion innovators - Answers - people who look for fashion and wear it before it
generally becomes accepted
fashion cycle - Answers - the ongoing rise, peak, and fall in popularity of specific styles
or shapes
1. introduction of style - Answers - fashion implies style and newness, not accepted by
everyone
2. increase of popularity - Answers - new style purchased; worn and seen by many
people, attracts attention
popularity in style may increase - Answers - copying and adaptation of new styles
3. Peak of popularity - Answers - fashion is at its height of popularity
4. decline in popularity - Answers - people begin to tire of style; start looking for
something new
5. Rejection of style or obsolescence - Answers - last phase of fashion cycle, people
have already turned to new looks
knockoff - Answers - products are those that copy or imitate the physical appearance of
other products, but which do not copy the brand name or logo of a trademark
counterfeit - Answers - goods, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another
brands name without brand owner's authorization
grey goods - Answers - genuine goods sold through unauthorized channels
classics - Answers - characterized by simplicity of style, which helps keep to from being
dated
ex: Chanel jacket, twinsets
fads - Answers - short lived fashions that come and go in a single-season
interrupted cycles - Answers - consumer buying can be halted prematurely; this can
happen because manufacturers no longer wish to risk producing the product or by an
upheaval, be it social, economic, or political
flop - Answers - a fashion cycle rejected by all consumer segments almost immediately
fashion innovators - Answers - people who look for fashion and wear it before it
generally becomes accepted
