Description
| Product ID: | 9781501359620 |
| Product Form: | Multiple-component retail product |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Apparel Quality |
| Subtitle: | A Guide to Evaluating Sewn Products - Bundle Book + Studio Access Card |
| Authors: | Author: Janace E. Bubonia |
| Subjects: | Fashion and textile design, Fashion & textiles: design, Apparel, garment and textile industries, Textile industries |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Apparel Quality: A Guide to Evaluating Sewn Products, Second Edition is a user-friendly guide for evaluating apparel quality to ensure quality products that meet customer expectations. This book provides an overview of apparel production, emphasizing quality characteristics and cues, consumer influences, and motivations impacting purchasing decisions, and highlights the roles of product designers, manufacturers, merchandisers, testing laboratories, and retailers from product inception through the sale of goods. The text is highly illustrated to provide students with the tools needed to evaluate and critique quality elements in apparel and textile products skillfully. New to this Edition:- New fabric technology including e-textiles, sew bots, and automation- International common size equivalents to accompany U.S. size classifications by sex, height, and age- Sustainability considerations for raw materials, design development, and apparel production- Expanded international labeling and safety regulations and compliance for the United States, Canada, EU, and Japan Instructor Resources- The Instructor’s Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, including sample syllabi, in-class activities, lab activities, and projects. - The Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter- PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussionInstructor’s Resources may be accessed through www.fairchildbooks.com. STUDIO Features:- Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips- Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary and image identification- Watch Videos that take you behind the scenes of factories and testing facilities, to see how concepts covered in the text are applied in the real world Apparel Quality: A Guide to Evaluating Sewn Products, Second Edition is a user-friendly guide for evaluating apparel quality to ensure quality products that meet customer expectations. This book provides an overview of apparel production, emphasizing quality characteristics and cues, consumer influences, and motivations impacting purchasing decisions, and highlights the roles of product designers, manufacturers, merchandisers, testing laboratories, and retailers from product inception through the sale of goods. The text is highly illustrated to provide students with the tools needed to evaluate and critique quality elements in apparel and textile products skillfully. New to this Edition:- New fabric technology including e-textiles, sew bots, and automation- International common size equivalents to accompany U.S. size classifications by sex, height, and age- Sustainability considerations for raw materials, design development, and apparel production- Expanded international labeling and safety regulations and compliance for the United States, Canada, EU, and Japan Instructor Resources- The Instructor’s Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, including sample syllabi, in-class activities, lab activities, and projects.- The Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter- PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussionInstructor’s Resources may be accessed through www.fairchildbooks.com.STUDIO Features:- Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips- Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary and image identification- Watch Videos that take you behind the scenes of factories and testing facilities, to see how concepts covered in the text are applied in the real world |
| Imprint Name: | Fairchild Books |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-21 |
