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Fashion S2

Fashion Std 2 vocab

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fashion display of currently popular style of clothing.
style a particular design, shape or type of apparel item.
apparel any item of men's, women's and children's clothing.
garment any article of apparel...dress, suit, coat, sweater, etc.
silhouette the shape of the clothing style. Outer lines or shape of garment.
high fashion or style latest or newest...top quality, fine workmanship, beautiful fabrics.
avant-garde most daring and wild designs...startling.
fad temporary, passing fashion; great appeal, short period of time.
craze passing love for a new fashion. crowd excitement.
classic item of clothing popular even through changes of fashion.
wardrobe all the apparel you own.
fit how tight or how loose the garment fits on you.
dart short, tapered, stitched area that enable the garment to fit the figure.
bodice are above the waist, viz., upper part of a dress or jumper.
draped wrapped or hung on the human body.
tailored garments made by cutting pieces, sewing them to fit the shape of the body.
composite combo of tailored and draped methods.
haute couture finest dress making in French. designers create originals.
custom-designed made for a specific person.
made-to-order orders placed after seeing sketch or picture.
wholesale sold in large quantities to retailers.
overruns top condition; left over at the end of season.
irregulars garments having slight imperfection.
seconds items with flaws or are soiled.
price markets apparel industry offers garments at all prices along a sliding scale from high to low.
high-priced apparel sold to "class market"
ready-to-wear garments mass produced in factories.
consumers those who buy and wear garments.
retail stores sell to customers, directly to general public.
moderate price apparel 1/3 of all sales. factory produced in small numbers.
low-priced apparel sold to mass market. 2/3 of all sales.
fashion leaders men and women who have credibility to start new styles.
silhouettes bell, bustle in back, straight or tubular.
hard times fashions reflect more conservative image.
better times styles are brighter and more adventurous.
hemline index as hemlines go up, so does stock index.
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