This document discusses the effect of technology on the fashion industry. It notes that technology has positively impacted the industry by advancing and improving it, giving fashion universal appeal. Data from an online survey shows that people believe technology affects the fashion industry, with many following trends shown on television fashion shows. The document concludes that technology has positively improved the fashion industry by enabling more colors and sizes to be available online.

1. The Effect of Technology on the
Fashion Industry
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2. “I think there is beauty in everything.
What normal people would perceive as
ugly, I can usually see something of
beauty in it.”
-Alexander McQueen

3. Technology has positively impacted the
fashion industry. Technology has
advanced and improved the industry,
giving it universal appeal

4. Fashion Technology has
affected our lives and we
may not realize how much.

5. We should become more aware of the
impact of fashion technology.
(Randi)

6. Online shopping is more popular than
store shopping today because there are
more colors and sizes available online.
(Stuff)

7. Technology Does Affect Fashion
Industry
Our survey revealed people believe technology
affects the fashion industry.
I Don’t Know
Maybe
Not At All Tech Affects
Somewhat
Yes, a Lot Data obtained from online survey
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0 10 20 30 40 50

8. Fashion TV Shows Affect
Daily Life

9. On our survey, someone wrote, “I tend to
follow the new trends shown on TV,” which
shows some people really do listen to the
“experts” on those shows.
(surveymonkey)

10. Style television shows impacts the way
women dress.
(Womenpartners)

11. Fashion TV Shows
11, 6%
21, 12% 26, 15% 51, 30%
1, 1% Fashion police
What Not to Wear
35, 20% Project Runway
Americas Next Top Model
28, 16% Model Latina
Red Carpet Shows
Other

12. Technology has positively improved and
advanced the fashion industry giving it
universal appeal.

13. "The only real elegance is in the mind; if
you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it."
— Diana Vreeland, columnist and editor

14. Works Cited
Stuff, S. T. (2009-2011). Top 10 Reasons to Shop Online
vs. Shopping In-Store. Retrieved October 9, 2012, from
Sweating The Big Stuff.
WomenPartners.org. (2012). How Style Television
Shows and Fashion Magazines Affect the Way Women
Dress. Retrieved October 9, 2012, from
WomenPartner.org.