FASHION AS A CONCEPT
TERMINOLOGIES AND ETYMOLOGIES OF FASHION
FASHION:- A style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behavior with respect to a time, culture or the surrounding is called fashion.
STYLE:- In fashion, an individual or a distinctive type of dress, coat, blouse or other items of an apparel or accessory. It is more of a distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed
eg:- casuals, formals etc.
COSTUME:- styled clothing that depicts a tradition or symbolizes a group
eg:- costume of Santa-Clause, a super hero etc.
SILHOUETTE:- The outline of a figure, mostly like a shadow.
CLASSICS:- All time fashion
FAD:- fashion that doesn't stay for long.
READY TO WEAR ( OFF THE RACK ) prêt à porter:- bulk amount of garments designed and marketed in standard size sold in stores.
COUTURE: It means "dress making", basically the design houses that make of high quality garments
eg: GUCCI, Louis Vuitton etc.
HAUTE COUTURE:- Garments which are made of high and fine quality material using fine stitching.
AVANT GARDE:- it means to be ahead of time. basically an innovative style of fashion
ATELIER:- a workshop or a place where people design garments
BOUTIQUE:- A small shop or store that sells fashionable garments and accessories.
HIGH FASHION:- Custom made high quality fashion products and garments.
BRIDGE FASHION:- Less designed and comparatively cheaper garments.
KNOCK OFFS:- Products made by copycat companies with fake and similar brand name.
CONSUMERS:- A person who buys and uses a merchandise.
CLOTHS:- Collective term for what is worn by the people of all ages and cultures.
CO-ORDINATE:- a full set of cloths worn together and bought as a single set.
eg.:- kids wear set, tuxedo etc.
SEPARATES:- cloths that are bought separately and can be worn with any others.
eg:- jeans, shirts etc.
SHORT GOODS:- Marchandise that have a short shelf lives.
eg:- beauty products etc
HARD GOODS:-Those with a long shelf life.
eg:- furniture etc.
WOVEN:- Made by Interlacing of yarns
eg:- sarees etc.
KNITTED:- Made by inter looming of yarns
eg:- sweaters, jerseys etc.
NON-WOVEN:- Made by compressing fibers.
WEIGHT:-Thickness and heaviness of of the fabric.
HANG:- feel of the fabric.
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