Vocabulary

advance n	-	достижение, успех, прогресс
along with prep.	-	наряду с
approach n	-	подход
custom adj	-	изготовленный на заказ
customization n	-	изготовление на заказ
to borrow v	-	заимствовать
essentially adv	-	по существу
external adj	-	внешний
to incorporate v	-	объединять, соединять
health care n	-	здравоохранение
pressure n	-	давление
synergy n	-	зд. взаимодействие

Exercise 1. Look through the text “Innovative Clothes” to find and write down the international words.

Exercise 2. Return to the text to read it more attentively to determine whether the statements are true or false or not mentioned in the text:

1. High-tech fashion is developing parallelly with science and technologies.

2. The term “intelligent” can’t be applied to clothes.

3. The main function of fashion is to change the person’s appearance and has nothing to do with technological advances.

4. Technological advances influence fashion with new developments in materials, garment structuring and sizing, methods of production.

5. We can say that high-tech fashion and current technological advances are inseparable.

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences with the infinitive constructions from a) into Russian and from b) into English.

1. 1. The new material proved to have excellent wearing qualities.

2. Successful sewing is sure to begin with the correct pattern.

3. She is certain to become a good fashion designer.

4. Technological innovations such as the development of the sewing machine, the zipper, and synthetic materials are known to have influenced the clothing world.

5. Today we are more likely to use the term “jeans” to refer to trousers and “denim” to refer to a fabric used for jeans.

2. 1. Известно, что ученые разрабатывают инновационную одежду с новыми, уникальными функциями.

2. Считается, что мода является отражением времени, в котором живут люди.

3. «Умная» одежда, как оказывается, стала реальностью.

4. Влияние современных технологий на одежду, несомненно, будет расти.

5. Ожидают, что инновационное мышление в дизайне и производстве одежды поможет создать прототипы электроники, которую можно носить как одежду.

Exercise 4. Write the summary of the text and reproduce it orally. Text b. Innovations in Fashion Design and Garment Production

The last quarter of the twentieth century saw rapid development of computer technology. Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) dramatically changed the process of designing and manufacturing garments by reducing many labor-intensive processes, increasing speed and accuracy, and lowering costs. Garments can be developed with CAD from sketch to pattern and cutting, either locally or globally, in a fraction of the time it took.

Designers research trend and development information, communicate with clients and suppliers, and sell and market designs in a wireless Internet environment. Fashion news is available hours after an event occurs, and the Internet has even replaced some live fashion events. This rapid flow of information, an interest in individuality, and the technology to support rapid production have led to the development of mass customization.

Mass customization is a design, manufacturing, and marketing concept that allows a customer to order a gar­ment to specifications for approximately the same cost as off-the-rack. Part of the specifications may include custom sizing that is achieved with the use of a body scanner, which records measurements that are translated to individualized patterns. This scanned measurement information, along with personal preferences and shopping history, can all be stored on a credit card to facilitate the shopping experience. There are many benefits to this method of operation, including a satisfied customer, less wasteful production, and sales made at full price. Customization concepts may also support the development of new apparel production technology in molding materials, industrial fusing methods, and seamless knitting technology – providing a glimpse at forming garments without needle and thread. Hussein Chalayan's remote control dress uses composite technology borrowed from the aerospace industry to form molded panels that are clipped together and can move to reveal different parts of the body. Designers have worked with lasers for cutting patterns and creating intricate cut designs, or ultrasound to fuse the seams of thermoplastic fabrics. Industrial materials that include metals, glass, plastics, and industrial mesh are providing inspiration from architecture for many clothing designers. Traditional apparel production methods are revised or even abandoned according to the needs of the new materials and the way they interact with the body.