Title: Describe the influences that economic, demographic, social, political, geographic, and psychological factors have had on fashion.
Course: Fashion Marketing (8140) > Section: Exploring the Nature and History of Fashion

Description should include factors such as the women's movement, immigration, American migration, segregation, war and disasters, economic cycles, movies, pop-culture figures, and demographic phenomena such as Generation X.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Who in the entertainment industry has influenced fashion trends? What influences have these individuals had on fashion?
- How did economic factors influence fashion in the 1920s? During the Great Depression? During World War II?
- What is the hemline index?
- How do economic conditions affect fashion?
- Which current films have influenced the fashion industry through visual effects?