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CADS 1600 FINAL 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Over half of the fur in the U.S. is imported from? - correct answer
-China
How do designers come up with new designs every season? -
correct answer -market and fashion research!!
Color, historic, ethnic, nature, fabric, texture, trim, and other
sources of inspiration
Color Inspiration - correct answer -Research Phase
• Analyze the colors that are forecasted for the season
• Choose colors for season to create color stories or color palette
Inspiration Phase
• You are looking at colors to discover a theme for your clothing
line for a specific season
Example: American theme for children's line for Summer 2022
Red, white, navy
Plaid, strips, small prints
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Historic inspiration - correct answer -• look to the past for
inspiration for the future
• couture designers & designers often look for this inspiration for
their collections
Examples of eras in time for inspiration: - correct answer -
ancient greek and roman costume
Medieval costume
Eighteenth century fashion
Victorian fashions
Flapper dress of the 1920s
Retro fashions could be defined as: - correct answer -styles that
have their inspiration in clothing styles of the past
Same style details from the past BUT made with new fabrics,
trims, different colors, etc.
Ethnic Inspiration - correct answer --Inspiration from other
cultures
-Look to other cultures for:
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--Clothing styles, Fabrics, Trims, Accessories, Patterns/prints
-Popular cultures for fashion inspiration:
--Asian, Indian, African, Spanish
Nature Inspiration - correct answer -Everywhere you look
Floral - plants
Fauna - animals
Wind and sky
Water - sea
Beaches
Woods
Seasons -winter (snow)
Summer and sunshine
Fabric and texture inspiration - correct answer -Option 1:
• Fabrics and the texture of a fabric can be the inspiration for the
whole line
• The one inspiring fabric will be seen in multiple pieces through
out the line
Example - leather
Option 2:
• Designers sketch a design and then seek the perfect fabric
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• They will have a fabric mill custom develop a fabric for them
• Seen most often in sportswear and athletic wear
Trim inspiration - correct answer -subdivision of findings,
decorative materials that adorn the garment
Trims and findings are called? - correct answer -notions or
sundries
Findings - correct answer -All components of a garment except
the fabric
Trims, labels, threads, elastics, underlying fabrics, zippers,
buttons, closures, others
Trims - correct answer -decorative materials or surface
treatments that embellish a garment and add distinctiveness
Ribbons, braids, laces, appliques, etc
CADS 1600 FINAL 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Over half of the fur in the U.S. is imported from? - correct answer
-China
How do designers come up with new designs every season? -
correct answer -market and fashion research!!
Color, historic, ethnic, nature, fabric, texture, trim, and other
sources of inspiration
Color Inspiration - correct answer -Research Phase
• Analyze the colors that are forecasted for the season
• Choose colors for season to create color stories or color palette
Inspiration Phase
• You are looking at colors to discover a theme for your clothing
line for a specific season
Example: American theme for children's line for Summer 2022
Red, white, navy
Plaid, strips, small prints
, Page | 2
Historic inspiration - correct answer -• look to the past for
inspiration for the future
• couture designers & designers often look for this inspiration for
their collections
Examples of eras in time for inspiration: - correct answer -
ancient greek and roman costume
Medieval costume
Eighteenth century fashion
Victorian fashions
Flapper dress of the 1920s
Retro fashions could be defined as: - correct answer -styles that
have their inspiration in clothing styles of the past
Same style details from the past BUT made with new fabrics,
trims, different colors, etc.
Ethnic Inspiration - correct answer --Inspiration from other
cultures
-Look to other cultures for:
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--Clothing styles, Fabrics, Trims, Accessories, Patterns/prints
-Popular cultures for fashion inspiration:
--Asian, Indian, African, Spanish
Nature Inspiration - correct answer -Everywhere you look
Floral - plants
Fauna - animals
Wind and sky
Water - sea
Beaches
Woods
Seasons -winter (snow)
Summer and sunshine
Fabric and texture inspiration - correct answer -Option 1:
• Fabrics and the texture of a fabric can be the inspiration for the
whole line
• The one inspiring fabric will be seen in multiple pieces through
out the line
Example - leather
Option 2:
• Designers sketch a design and then seek the perfect fabric
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• They will have a fabric mill custom develop a fabric for them
• Seen most often in sportswear and athletic wear
Trim inspiration - correct answer -subdivision of findings,
decorative materials that adorn the garment
Trims and findings are called? - correct answer -notions or
sundries
Findings - correct answer -All components of a garment except
the fabric
Trims, labels, threads, elastics, underlying fabrics, zippers,
buttons, closures, others
Trims - correct answer -decorative materials or surface
treatments that embellish a garment and add distinctiveness
Ribbons, braids, laces, appliques, etc
