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An Rx for Your Clothes
Clean and pressed clothes make a difference! When you feel good about what you are wearing, you are more confident in your appearance. Investing in the right clothes requires a sizable portion of your budget so it is imperative to learn careful laundry and maintenance techniques. This video illustrates a routine care system, basic laundry techniques, and selection of cleaning supplies. Tasks discussed include replacing buttons and fasteners, simple repairs, and pressing. Quiz included. 18 min. c1997 Stock Number: 555 F.O.B. List Price US$79.00 Study Guide Stock#: 555SG Study Guide Stock#: 555SG
History of Apparel Design: 1930 to the 21st Century
This original and unique video gives a decade-by-decade overview of how music, movies, events, and designers have helped shaped fashion during the past 60 years. The viewer will discover methods used to promote fashion, identify designers who significantly contributed to the apparel industry, and compare and contrast styles exhibited by fashion designers. Viewers will feel like they're on the runway as exquisite and intriguing designs fill the screen. Fun as well as informative, this videotape gives an exciting introduction to the history of apparel design. Endorsed by The Fashion Group International, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. 36 min. c 1992 Stock Number: 619 F.O.B. List Price US$99.00 Study Guide Stock#: 619SG F.O.B. List Price US$15.00
Buyers, Markets and Marts
Take a walk with Charli Light, buyer and retail store owner, as she introduces you to the fast-paced, exciting world of fashion merchandising. Learn when, where, and how items are bought, and what sources a buyer uses to make purchasing decisions. As you view the entire purchasing process from the browsing and planning stage to the placement of an order at the Dallas Mart, you will learn what it is like to be a buyer in the ever-changing world of fashion. 23 min. c 1994 Stock Number: 631 F.O.B. List Price US$89.00 Study Guide Stock#: 631SG F.O.B. List Price US$15.00
Fashion: Italian Style
Americans buy over 15 billion dollars of Italian apparel and leather goods annually. So, join the fashion-seeking crowd as Moda Made In Italy displays fabulous fashions by Italian designers such as Hana K, Giorgio Armani, Gispa, and, in an exclusive debut, Ermenegildo Zegna. Imagine you are in the honored buyer's chair as these top designers present to you their collections of sportswear, suits and evening wear. Fashion: Italian Style is a fast-paced program which offers a runway look at Italian fashion. 23 min. c1997 Stock Number: 637 F.O.B. List Price US$89.00
Behind the Scenes: The Fashion Show
Could you organize a fashion show? Regardless of the size of town or city, fashion shows can be simple and small or large and extravagant. This fast-paced program offers a behind-the-scenes look at how and why fashion shows are produced. Follow your guide through the planning process of booking models, fitting clothes, promotion and rehearsal, and finally the actual show. Listen and learn as a show coordinator, models, a hair stylist, a make-up artist, and a business owner give advice on how to be successful in the world of fashion. 21 min. © 1997 Stock Number: 640 F.O.B. List Price US$89.00
Fashion Careers
Have you been told that you have a flair for fashion? If you want to turn your flair into a career, this videotape will get you started. Whether you want to work as a model, show coordinator, make-up artist, hair stylist, modeling agency executive, or any of the other numerous jobs needed in the fashion industry, this video is for you. Experts in several fields share a wealth of personal experiences and advice toward pursuing a job in the industry. Learn educational requirements, career commitment, and tips for succeeding in today's competitive job market. 20 min. © 1997 Stock Number: 641 F.O.B. List Price US$89.00
Cotton Production
Produced in West Texas where 25% of the nation's cotton is grown each year, this comprehensive learning tour provides students with the opportunity to view all facets of the cotton industry. This program includes a tour of a cotton gin, where viewers can see burr and seed removal, cleaning of the cotton lint, and baling of the cotton. Then, travel to the American Cotton Growers denim mill and see demonstrations of weaving and dyeing processes used to produce rolls of cotton denim for many fabric items-including those great blue jeans (why not follow-up with video # 558: Fabric to 501's: Levi Strauss & Co.). 35 min. c1990 Stock Number: 545 F.O.B. List Price US$79.00 Study Guide Stock#: 545SG F.O.B. List Price US$15.00
Microdynamics: A Learning Tour
Combine the creativity of the fashion designer with the latest in computer-assisted technology, and you'll get Microdynamics. Based in Dallas, with offices around the world, this company designs computer technology that allows designers to draw, alter, color, pattern, and texturize any design they can imagine. Learn how computer created designs save time and expense, and create a more accurate product while still enhancing creativity and flair. See how home furnishing businesses can use the technology to offer their customers thousands of options for home furnishings-altered at will-so they can choose exactly what they want. Then, your tour host discusses employment opportunities at this world-class company. 29 min. c1992 Stock Number: 553 F.O.B. List Price US$79.00 Study Guide Stock#: 553SG F.O.B. List Price US$15.00
The Textile Research Center Learning Tour
The production of textile materials is one of the world's oldest industries. Join us as we tour the International Center for Textile Research and Development. You will see first hand: materials processing, mechanical processing (carding, drawing and combing), spinning, worsted processing, fabric formation, and chemical processing (dyeing and finishing). Also discussed is the use of the revolutionary colored cotton (produced by a genetically engineered plant and available in a variety of colors). Quiz and answer sheet included. 22 min. ©1997 Stock Number: 554 F.O.B. List Price US$79.00 Study Guide Stock#: 554SG F.O.B. List Price US$15.00
Fabric to 501's: Levi Strauss & Co.
Blue jeans have become a staple of American fashion. This learning tour shows how fabric becomes those famous 501's. Follow our cameras through one of the largest Levi Strauss manufacturing plants in the United States. Processing more than 100,000 pairs of jeans per week and employing more than 800 employees, the plant supplies retailers around the world. The tour begins as denim is unloaded in the receiving area. The fabric is then followed as it is cut and assembled by workers utilizing the latest technology. Quiz included. 23 min. ©1997 Stock Number: 558 F.O.B. List Price US$79.00 Study Guide Stock#: 558SG F.O.B. List Price US$20.00
Apparel and Textile Careers
Students will be astounded at the hundreds of career opportunities available in the apparel and textile industry. Viewers explore the varied educational and training requirements in four major areas: clothing services; clothing production and management; textile and clothing design; and merchandising and retailing. Each major area also lists dozens of other jobs within its classification. Watch a computer-driven sewing machine; see how fabric is made "wash and wear." Interviews with professionals help viewers gain insight into skills required to succeed in this fast-paced industry that employs well over 2,000,000 people. 41 min. c1992 Stock Number: 620 F.O.B. List Price US$89.00 Study Guide Stock#: 620SG F.O.B. List Price US$15.00
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