Ready-to-Wear Apparel Analysis

<p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overview of the Apparel Industry: The Big Picture</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Government Regulations and Labeling: Communicating to Consumers</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Apparel Quality: The Priority of Industry and Consumers</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Mass-Production Process: The Apparel Industry at Work</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shape, Silhouette, Style: Focus on Design Development</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sizing and Fit: The Keys to Competitive Advantage</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabric: The Essential Quality Indicator</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Findings and Trim: More Quality Indicators</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stitches: Holding the Garment Together</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seams and Edge Treatments: Providing Structure</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Preliminary Garment Assembly: Parts and Panels</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garment Assembly and Finishing: Pieces into Products</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">CHAPTER 13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soft Home Fashions</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">APPENDIX A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Generalizations about Usage, Cost, and Performance Characteristics of Common Apparel</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">APPENDIX Β&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fabric Performance Specifications Available from American Society for Testing and Materials </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">APPENDIX C&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Apparel Sewing Thread Selection Guide by Tex Size for Major Seams (Courtesy of Coats American)</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">APPENDIX D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seams and Stitchings: Diagrams in ASTM 6193-97 Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0px">APPENDIX Ε&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General Applications to Typical Operations: Applications of Stitches, Seams, and Stitchings in ASTM 6193-97 Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>