Ready-to-Wear Apparel Analysis, 4th edition

For courses in Apparel Evaluation, Merchandise Evaluation, Apparel Analysis, Apparel Production, Intro to Apparel Industry, Clothing Construction, and other courses in Fashion/Clothing/Apparel/Textiles/Human Environmental Science departments.

A lively introduction to apparel production with unparalleled focus on quality.

Ready-to-Wear Apparel Analysis, Fourth Edition, introduces fashion students to the production of ready-to-wear apparel and the objective evaluation of production costs and product quality. It provides a comprehensive overview of apparel production balanced with an impressive level of detail about apparel quality, enabling students to design and specify the best quality apparel possible at a particular price point. The book takes an industry approach, integrating the study of traditional clothing design and construction with current practices of the apparel manufacturing industry. Coverage of practical issues, industry methods, best practices, and related vocabulary effectively prepares students for tasks and challenges they will encounter in fashion careers.

Hallmark Features

Prepares students for fashion careers. Design and merchandising students need strong preparation to understand all aspects of design and production in order to produce quality apparel that is both attractive and cost efficient. This book is the only one of its kind that provides an overview of the big picture as well as the required level of detail for an entry-level professional to know.

Helps students truly understand product quality. This text offers the most specific information about actual product quality of any book on the market. Students learn the details about specific product features that affect apparel quality, set within the context of a strong industry approach to producing quality apparel.

Introduces students to the global marketplace. Globalization of trade requires students to have an understanding of apparel design and production in terms of a world market. This text makes students aware of the requirements and issues involved when importing and exporting apparel.

Helps students understand the factors affecting professional decisions. The text has a central focus on product development. Students learn how products are developed from design through final manufacturing, and are guided through the complex process of bringing products to the market.

• Students are exposed to both merchandising and assembly decisions, the cost and quality results of those decisions, and the ethical considerations in making those decisions. 

Promotes understanding with effective learning tools. Numerous features help students check their learning and master chapter material.

• “Try a Real-Life Scenario” case studies ask students to apply chapter material to realistic workplace challenges.
• Chapter introductions, learning objectives, key terms, and summaries help guide students through chapters.
• Review questions, activities, and discussion guides help students reflect on, review, and actively apply chapter material.

The Fourth Edition has been updated to include the most current information and regulations relevant to the industry, and includes numerous new color photos.

• Prepares readers for current practices and procedures used in the apparel industry today 

Revised! Cases and examples have been updated–to include more contemporary examples that students can relate to.

Updated! The text has been streamlined–to better focus on topics important in today’s industry.

• Information that has lost its importance since the previous edition has been condensed or eliminated, leaving a more concise and lively text.

New! Color photos have been added–many new full-color photos and illustrations have been added, creating visual interest, enhancing appeal, and further explaining the text.

• Classic photos from the previous edition have been retained and are also now presented in color.

Revised! Chapter 13, Soft Home Fashions–has been significantly revised to incorporate recent developments in this industry segment.