Preview Questions Costume Designer | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: When working with a team of tailors or seamstresses, how do you ensure your technical drawings are easily interpretable?

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By drawing designs in a way that requires further clarification from the team

By simplifying the design to basic outlines without providing any details for construction

By providing clear construction notes, annotations, and details on stitching, fabric, and finishes

By focusing solely on the overall appearance and omitting technical details

Question 2: How do you determine which fabric is best suited for a specific pattern design?

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By analyzing the fabric's drape, weight, stretch, and texture, and testing a swatch with the pattern

By focusing only on fabric texture and ignoring other essential factors

By selecting the fabric based on color alone, disregarding other factors

By choosing the cheapest available fabric without considering its qualities

Question 3: Which designer is credited with popularizing the New Look after World War II, featuring voluminous skirts and a cinched waist?

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Coco Chanel

Yves Saint Laurent

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Christian Dior

Question 4: What is the impact of fabric shrinkage on the pattern making process?

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Shrinkage must be accounted for in the pattern to ensure the final garment fits properly after washing or wearing

Shrinkage only affects the final color of the fabric

Shrinkage reduces the durability of the fabric

Shrinkage is irrelevant as long as the garment fits during production

Question 5: When making a sleeve pattern, what is the most important consideration in relation to the armhole?

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Ensuring that the sleeve fits smoothly into the armhole without puckering

Making sure the sleeve is longer than the armhole

Adding extra fabric for comfort

Cutting the sleeve along the shoulder seam

Question 6: The Bauhaus school, known for its avant-garde approach to design, had a significant impact on which aspect of fashion history?

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The focus on ornate, decorative design elements in clothing

The introduction of luxury materials into ready-to-wear fashion

The relationship between form and function, influencing minimalist fashion design

The revival of Victorian-era silhouettes