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UNIT IV: ECONOMIC FACTOR directly impacts their spending power on fashion. Higher incomes often translate to Economy Fashion greater spending on luxury items and...

UNIT IV: ECONOMIC FACTOR directly impacts their spending power on fashion. Higher incomes often translate to Economy Fashion greater spending on luxury items and designer brands. - Economy fashion" is a term that encompasses various aspects of the 2. Purchasing Power: Inflation, taxes, and fashion industry related to cost, affordability, economic downturns can significantly and the economic factors that influence impact purchasing power. During economic fashion trends and consumer behavior. hardship, consumers may opt for more - Economy fashion is a broad term affordable, practical clothing choices. encompassing fashion choices that prioritize economic responsibility and sustainability. 3. Technological Advancements: - It's about making mindful decisions as a Technological advancements in consumer, considering the environmental manufacturing have led to mass production, impact of clothing production and making fashion more accessible and consumption, and supporting brands that affordable. New materials and production align with ethical values. techniques have also contributed to evolving trends. The Rise of "Circular Economy Fashion" 4. Global Trade and Globalization: The fashion industry's environmental and Globalization has led to increased social impact has led to a growing interconnectedness in the fashion industry, movement towards circular economy with trends spreading rapidly across fashion. This approach aims to address the borders. This has also resulted in the wastefulness of fast fashion by promoting: sourcing of materials and manufacturing in different countries, impacting economic - Sustainable Materials: Using eco-friendly landscapes. and recycled materials to reduce the industry's environmental footprint. 5. Supply and Demand: Like any other - Durable and Long-Lasting Designs: market, fashion is subject to the forces of Creating clothing that is built to last and can supply and demand. Scarcity of certain be repaired or repurposed to extend its materials or high demand for specific styles lifespan. can drive up prices, while overproduction - Reusing and Recycling: Encouraging can lead to lower prices and discounts. consumers to buy secondhand clothing, rent garments, or recycle old clothes to reduce FACTORS AFFECTING SELECTION OF waste. CLOTHING 1. Age: While selecting fabric one has to Five Economic Factors Influencing think of the age group of the child. For small Fashion children, dainty prints in soft colors can be chosen. Nursery prints are not suitable for 1. Consumer Income: The amount of elementary school children. When the disposable income available to consumers children enter late childhood stage, the boys like masculine colors, for examples blue, importance to durability, comfort and price grayish blue, and brown and girls like to as compared to becomingness and beauty.. wear feminine colors like pink, green and red. Some fabrics, which are delicate, are 4. Occasion: Selection of clothes also chosen for girls clothing whereas, rough changes according to occasion. For daily textured fabrics are suitable for adolescent wear or informal wear, durable dresses with boys. The style c of the dress also changes simple designs can be chosen but for according to the age group of the child. The occasional or formal wear novel fabrics with A-line dresses are suitable for toddlers and new styles are chosen. infants. Later on, dresses with lots of gathers are suitable for girls' frocks, In the 5. Fashion: Fashionable clothes look same way type of collars are suitable for beautiful. One looks odd when one go out of younger age group, for example baby collar fashion. Few fabrics and colors are in is not suitable for adolescent fashion while others are not. Some clothes should be brought according to fashion and 2. Season: Some fabrics and colors are others should be simple. Children belonging suitable for winter while others are not, for to high-income group can wear fashionable example synthetics; silk and wool are clothes to great extent as compared to suitable for winter as they are bad low-income group. Too much of fashion conductor of heat. Cotton and blends of should be avoided. cotton with synthetics are good for summer as they are good conductor of heat and Socio-economic Factors Influencing absorptive. There are cool and warm colors. Fashion Trends The cool colors are associated with coolness, for example, blue, green, white 1. Social Status: Fashion has long been etc. Warm colors are bad conductors of heat used as a way to signal social status and and associated with warmth for example, group affiliation. Certain brands or styles red, golden yellow and orange. So warm are associated with specific social classes colors are suitable for winter, whereas cool or demographics. colors are chosen for summer. 2. Cultural Influences: Fashion is deeply intertwined with culture, reflecting traditions, 3. Income: Amount of money affects the values, and beliefs. Cultural events, selection of clothing. Children belonging to celebrations, and even political movements high-income group can spend more can influence fashion trends. percentage of money on clothing as compared to low income. They can spend 3. Gender Roles and Norms: Societal more money on fashionable garments expectations and norms around gender rather than on durable clothes. Parents influence fashion choices. Historically, belonging to low-income group prefer clothing styles have been associated with durable clothes rather than delicate ones. specific genders, though these boundaries So the preference of the clothing changes are becoming increasingly fluid. according to the Income of the family. Low socio economic growth gives more 4. Age and Lifestyle: Fashion trends often cater to different age groups and lifestyles. Young people tend to be more receptive to Natural Dyeing: Natural dyeing is an new and trendy styles, while older effective way to give your garments a good consumers may prefer more classic or condition in a fresh look. It involves using comfortable options. plant-based materials for colouring fabric. - On the other hand, synthetic dyes are 5. Media and Celebrity Influence: The made from petroleum-based chemicals that media, including magazines, television, and are harmful to the environment. social media, plays a significant role in - Natural dyeing is a lot better for the planet shaping fashion trends. Celebrities often as it produces unique and beautiful colours set the pace for what's considered that cannot be easily replicated with the use fashionable, and brands use them to of synthetic dyes. promote their products. Embroidery: - Embroidery can be simple or complex depending on the design you choose. Redesigning and Upcycling Clothes When it comes to practice, embroidery can Redesigning and upcycling clothes are key be a proven way to personalise your aspects of sustainable fashion. clothing and add a unique touch to it. It is also an extremely relaxing and meditative Redesigning activity that can be enjoyed by people of all - It involves altering existing garments to ages. create new styles or refresh their appearance. This can involve adding Upcycling embellishments, changing the fit, or - It is a sustainable approach to repurposing repurposing fabric. discarded items for changing them into new products with an increased value. How to Redesign and Repurpose Clothes - When it comes to fashion, upcycling for a Sustainable Wardrobe? involves using old clothing or materials for crafting unique and one-of-a-kind garments. Transforming Clothes: Upcycling clothes This is an eco-friendly practice that can involves taking the present garments or reduce waste and also promote a conscious textile waste and changing them into new and responsible lifestyle. and wearable pieces. - This can be done by using various Simple Repairs techniques including patch works on old t-shirts or other garments with a sewing Simple repairs are a practical and machine, embroidery, dyeing, and even sustainable way to extend the lifespan of combining different fabrics and materials. clothing. Basic sewing skills can help fix - Upcycled garments and accessories come rips, tears, loose buttons, and other minor in many forms including repurposed jeans, damages, preventing items from being t-shirts to unique handbags made from discarded prematurely. reclaimed fabrics. Fusible Webbing for Holes Ever get those tiny holes in your clothing treating it with stain remover, try using warm that seemed to have appeared out water during your wash. For more First, you can apply fusible webbing over information on stain removals, check out the the hole from the inside of the item. Then, American Cleaning Institutes Stain Removal place fusible interfacing on top of the Guide. webbing. Once you iron over the webbing and interfacing, your clothing should be good as new! Repairing Other Holes If you have holes in clothing with more stubborn material such as denim, sewing the hole up is actually much easier than you may think. One really simple technique to sew up the holes in your jeans is called darning. When darning up a hole there are only a few steps: Stitch across the hole forming parallel stitches Switch the direction of your sewing and repeat the step above perpendicular to the first set of stitches Tie a knot or finish it out with a few extra stitches Fixing Stains Many people give up on their clothing after it’s been stained, but stains are often easier to get out than you may think. First and foremost, do not wash your clothes immediately. Before washing, you should treat the item with stain remover. For a more sustainable option, try a stain bar instead of a spray such as the Natural Laundry Stain Bar by Etee. If the stain is really intense, try soaking the garment before using the stain remover. This will reduce the need for multiple washes and will save water. If you are still concerned after soaking the item and