Title: Identify industry categories of fashion merchandising.
Course: Fashion Marketing (8140) > Section: Exploring Fashion Retailing

Identification should include women's wear, men's wear, children's wear, household textiles, accessories, other soft goods, and cosmetics.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between soft goods and hard goods? What fashion products would fall into each category?
- Why do teen fashions influence children's styles?
- Why have we begun to see a blurring of lines between women's and men's wear (e.g., with unisex or gender-neutral clothing lines)?
- How have clothing designs focused on families (e.g., matching clothing) or on those with special needs (e.g., adaptive clothing) created niches in fashion merchandising?
- What are some categories of merchandise sold under the household scope?
- What are some popular cosmetic companies? How do they differentiate themselves from the competition?