Title: Describe a decision-making process when purchasing clothing.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory III (19251-36) > Section: Applying Textile, Fashion, and Apparel Concepts

Description should include

- examining the construction quality of garments
- analyzing the cost in relation to construction quality
- evaluating the cost of alterations
- reading care labels and evaluating the care needs of various fabrics
- analyzing how marketing influences garment choices
- evaluating the influence of designer and name brands on purchasing decisions
- identifying alternative shopping choices.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors influence your decisions to buy clothing?
- What information is found on a care label?
- When might you make your own clothing?
- How do peers influence your clothing choices?

Communication

- How do care labels influence your purchasing decision?
- How do advertising and the media influence your choice of clothing?

Leadership

- How do you decide what to do with clothing you no longer wear?
- How do you determine the clothing that is best suited for you and your lifestyle?

Management

- Other than money, what resources do you use when purchasing clothing?
- Which is more important, quality or price? Why?