Clothing terminology Flashcards
(14 cards)
Fashion
a style of clothing that a specific group of people accept and wear at a given time and place
Contemporary fashion
the style that many people accept and wear, manufactured in larger quantities and sold at low prices
Fashion/standard trends
clothing styles that become popular but eventually die out
Retrospective fashion
past fashion styles that are brought back with a twist
Haute culture/high fashion
new, unique, and exclusive styles that’re created by fashion designers and are expensive
Style
the specific characteristics that make one product or item different from another product of the same type
Silhouette
the outline of your body or a garment , which you can see from a distance before noticing details of style
Classic style
Style that never goes out of fashion
Fashion fads
Fashion wit a very short lifecycle, goes in a out of fashion quickly
Brand piracy
Unauthorised use of protected trademarks, brand names or logo and the imitation of labels and packaging of products
Counterfeit
illegal replicas of the original product
Eco fashion
Clothing produced by methods that are not armful to the environment, using raw organic or recycled material
Sustainable textiles
cultivated and manufactured in eco-friendly or environmentally friendly ways
Organic textiles
no harmful pesticides, weedkillers, bleaching agents or chemical colourants are used during the manufacturing process, uses natural dyes
