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Avant-Garde Clothes
A French expression that in the clothing industry means being ahead of fashion. Daring and unconventional.
Back Fullness Silhouette
Recurring fashion style with extra fullness at the back only.
Bell Silhouette
Recurring style with fullness at the bottom.
Bodice
Apparel area above a waistline seam, usually closely fitted.
Classic
A traditional style that stays in fashion for a very long time.
Couturier
Designer, who creates original, individually designed high fashions and usually owns the fashion house.
Custom-Designed
Apparel created specifically for a particular person with special fit, design, and fabric.
Custom-Made
Apparel sewn for a particular person who had ordered it, usually after seeing a sample garment, sketch, or picture.
Draped Garments
A garment that is wrapped or hung on the human body and has characteristic folds of soft fabric.
Fad
A fashion that is very popular for only a short time.
Fashion
A particular style that is popular at a given time.
Fashion Leaders
Innovative, trend-setting people who have the status and credibility to introduce and popularize new styles.
Fashion Piracy
The stealing of design ideas, or the use of design without the consent of the originator.
Fitted
Garment or garment part that is shaped to follow the lines of the body, such as a fitted dress or a fitted sleeve.
High Fashion
The very lastest or newest fashion, usually of fine quality and beautiful fabric and therefore expensive. It often seams extreme and unusual. Also called high style.
Irregulars
Aritcles of merchandise with slight imperfections or defects that are sold to consumers at reduced prices.
Knock-Offs
Copy of another (usually) higher priced garment.
Overruns
Extra first quality apparel items that were produced by a manufacturer but not ordered by retailers.
Price Markets
Categories into which merchandise is place according to its retail selling price. Often described as high, moderate, and low.
Retailing
The selling of merchandise directly to consumers through a store or other outlet.
Seconds
Apparel items that are soiled, have flaws, are missing trim, or have other defects.
Style
The shape of a particular item of clothing that makes it easy to recognize.
Tailored Garments
Garments that are made by first cutting garment pieces and that sewing them together to fit the shape of the body.
Tubular Silhouette
A recurring style that is slim and straight from top to bottom.
Wardrobe
All the apparel a person owns, including garments and accessories.
Wholesaleling
The selling of goods in large lots to retailers.