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Price Point Construction Observation

ART 106: Assignment #2

1. High End Garment: A- Line SkirtMade in Italy

A-Line Skirt Designer: Fabina Filippi Price: $625.00

Fiber Content: 91% Wool Lining on the inside of skirt

98% Merino Wool 6% Polyamide

24% Elastane 3% Lycra

68% Acetate

32% PBT

Seam Allowance on Bottom Hem: Seam Allowance on Side Hem: Seam Allowance on2 inches, hemmed along bottom ½ inches, seam looks like it was lining side hem:looks like basic stitch. Fabric sewn with basic stitch. Edges of ½ in, edges are surged at top of hem is surged of the folded open seam are surged It looks like basic stitch

Mid-Price Garment: A-Line SkirtMadin Seattle, Oregon

Designer: Chealsea28 Price: $68.00 Fiber Content: 93% Polyester 7% Spandex

Seam Allowance on Bottom Seam Allowance on Side Waistband attached toHem: Hem: skirt is elastic that is 1 inch, hem is sewn along the ¼ inch, hem is sewn together 1 ½ inchestop of the fabric edge using the surgerwith basic stitch, surged on top of it of hem stitch

Low End Garment: A-line SkirtMade in China

Designed by Forever 21 Made in China Price: $24.90

Fiber Content: Seam Allowance on Bottom Seam Allowance on 68% Cotton Hem: Side Hem:17% Polyester 1 inch, the top of hem looks ¼ inch, hemmed

15% Rayon like it was sewn together just along the seam using using the surge stitch basic stitch with edges of fabric surged

Price Point Comparasins

Skirt Materials:The material that was used in each skirt had noticable differences between them. With the high end skirt, the material and lining were extremely soft, and the skirt material is seemed more durable and was made of many more types of fiber content. The other two skirts had considerably less fibers. Also, the mid-point and low-point skirts had lower quality materials. The high-priced skirt felt incredible soft, the mid-point skirt felt thin and less soft with much more give (as in stretch), and the low-point skirt was cource with no lining to make it more comfortable to wear.

Seam AllowanceAnother difference between the skirts was the seam allowances. With the high-end skirt, the seam allowances were much wider than the other two. This allows for alterations for size differences overtime with the owner, making it last much longer for the buyer. The other two skirts had smaller hems, with a considerable difference with the side seam, which would not allow for alterations.

Overall Skirt ConstructionTo be expeted, the high priced skirt was constructed much better than the other two. You can tell it was made to last, with durability. The other two, with smaller seam allowances and lower quality material, would not be skirts that would last too long. I suspect they would tear easily along the seams when stretch, like when the garment is put on the body. Overally, the high end skirt was extremely superior and higher quality than the other. Comparing the three, the higher priced skirt was made as an investment for the buer, to last long and made to alter through weight changes over time. The other two, seemed ver “disboable” in comparison the the first. They were not made to last long, probably only as long as a style trend would last.