Fashion Vocabulary

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Fashion Vocabulary
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Fashion

• The current acceptable style.
• The prevailing type of clothing that is favored
  by a large segment of the public.

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Accessories

• Articles added to complete or enhance an outfit.
• Examples shoes, jewelry, belt, handbags

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Avant-garde

• Daring designs that are unconventional and
  startling.
• Usually disappear after a few years.

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Classic

• An item of clothing that satisfies a basic need
  and continues to be in fashion over an extended
  period of time.
• Timeless

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Design

• A specific version or variation of a style.
• Garment parts and elements combined to create a
  fashion style concept.

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Draped

• Fabric that is wrapped or hung on the body and
  usually held in place with pins, buttons, sash or
  a belt.

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Fad or Craze

• A temporary, passing fashion.
• An item that has great appeal to many people for
  a short period of time.

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Fashion Cycle

• A cycle of rise, popularization and decline of a
  particular style.
• Introduction, rise, peak, decline and outdated

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Garment

• Any article of clothing.
• Examples coat, pants, shirt, skirt, suit

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Haute Couture

• French term meaning fine sewing.
• The finest of dress making.
• These are usually original, one of a kind and
  expensive designs.

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Ready to Wear

• Clothing that is mass produced in standard sizes
  and sold to customers without custom alterations.
• This is a line by Jean Paul Gaultier for Target.

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Style

• A particular design, shape or type of an apparel
  item.
• The style of a garment is determined by the
  distinct features that create the overall
  appearance.

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Tailored

• Made by cutting pieces of fabric and then sewing
  them together to fit the body.

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Trend

• The movement of fashion into and through the
  marketplace.

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Recurring cycle in skirt lengths
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Wardrobe

• All of the apparel a person owns including all
  garments and accessories.