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共用题干 第二篇Making a Loss Is the Height of
共用题干 第二篇Making a Loss Is the Height of
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2022-08-02
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共用题干第二篇
Making a Loss Is the Height of Fashion
Given that a good year in the haute couture(高级定制女装)business is one where you lose even more
money than usual,the prevailing mood in Paris last week was sensational.The big-name designers were fall-
ing over themselves to boast of how many outfits they had sold at below cost price,and how this proved that
the fashion business was healthier than ever. Jean-Paul Gaultier reported record sales,"but we don't make
any money out of it,"the designer assured journalists backstage."No matter how successful you are,you
can't make a profit from couture,"explained Jean-Jacques Picart,a veteran fashion PR man,and co-founder
of the now-bankrupt Lacroix house.
Almost 20 years have passed since the unusual economics of the couture business were first exposed.
Outraged that he was losing money on evening dresses costing tens of thousands of pounds,the couturier
Jean-Louis Scherrer published a detailed summary of his costs.One outfit he described curtained over half a
mile of gold thread ,18 ,000 sequins(亮片),and had required hundreds of hours of hand-stitching in an ate-
her(制作室).A fair price would have been£50 ,000, but the couturier could only get£35,000 for it.
Rather than riding high on the foolishness of the super-rich,he and his team could barely feed their hungry
families.
The result was an outcry and the first of a series of government-and industry-sponsored inquiries into the
surreal(超现实的)world of ultimate fashion. The trade continues to insist that couture offers you more than
you pay for,but it's not as simple as that.When such a temple of old wealth starts talking about value for
money,it jsn't to convince anyone that dresses costing as much as houses are a bargain.Rather,it is to pre-
serve the peculiar mystique(神秘),lucrative(利润丰厚的)associations and threatened interests that couture
represents.
Essentially,the arguments couldn't be simpler. On one side are those who say that the business will die
if it doesn't change.On the other are those who say it will die if it does.What's not in doubt is that haute
couture一the term translates as"high sewing”一is highly dated. Huge in its costs,tiny in its clientele and
questionable in its influence,it still remains one of the great themes of Parisian life.In his book,The Fashion
Conspiracy , Nicholas Coleridge estimates that the entire couture industry rests on the whims(一时兴起)of
less than 30 immensely wealthy women,and although the number may have grown in recent years with the new
prosperity of Asia,the number of couture customers worldwide is no more than 4,000.
To qualify as couture,a garment must be entirely handmade by one of the 1 1 Paris couture houses regis-
tered to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.Each house must employ at least 20 people,and show a
minimum of 75 new designs a year. So far, so traditional,but the Big Four operators一Chanel,Dior,Givenchy
and Gaultier一increasingly use couture as a marketing device for their far more profitable ready-to-wear,fra-
grance and accessory lines.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?A:The haute couture business is expanding quickly.B:The haute couture designers make much profit in their sales.C:The haute couture businessmen are happy with their profit.D:The haute couture designers claim losses in their sales.
选项
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A:The haute couture business is expanding quickly.
B:The haute couture designers make much profit in their sales.
C:The haute couture businessmen are happy with their profit.
D:The haute couture designers claim losses in their sales.
答案
D
解析
文章第一段第一句话是主旨句。这段主要讲高级定制女装业现在已经成了一个赔钱 的行业。从事这行的设计师们不得不压低价格来提高销量,尽管如此他们还是赚不到钱。
由文章第二段第二句话“Outraged that he was losing money on evening dresses costing tens of thousands of pounds , the couturier Jean Louis Scherrer published of his costs.”可知,正是基于愤 怒,Jean Louis Scherrer才公布了他的收支情况。
由文章第二段可知,Jean-Louis设计的服装公平的售价是50,000英镑,但是只卖了 35,000英镑。因此选项D , Jean-Louise为这件衣服付出的钱超过了他得到的利润,是正确的。
由文章第四段第二句和第三句,"On one side are those who say that the business will die if it doesn' t change.On the other are those who say it will die if it is highly dated.”可知,关于高级 定制女装行业是否需要改革存在争议。
从文章的题目就可以看出,作者在描述高级定制女装行业所出现的问题及引发的争议 时是持讽刺态度的。
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