Monday, 17 July 2017

       12 Popular Fashion Vocabulary Explained



We all love fashion and want to look good and with social media, the world has seen more fashionistas than ever in the history of humanity.There are so many fashion terminologies and I am sure we have all heard of one term or the other but want to know more. Join me today as I explore popular fashion terms which I believe all fashion conscious folks would love to know of.

1. Fashion: Fashion is defined as the particular kind of prevailing dress or style at a particular time. 

2. Style: Is the distinctive manner or method of presenting or expressing a type of fashion.

3. Avant Garde : Refers to new, advanced, extreme or unusual fashion

4. Trend: It refers to the general direction that fashion takes such as hemlines, silhouettes, necklines and waistlines.

5. Fad: Fad refers to the type of fashion that comes into sudden popularity. It may stay on to become fashion or die off quickly.

6: Haute Couture/ High fashion: Refers to expensive costumes made from the best of fabric and trimmings with advanced techniques. They are exclusive and usually made for a specific customer.

8. Taste: Taste in fashion refers to one's personal style.

9. Craze: Craze is the kind of fashion that comes into sudden popularity with an emotional crowd reaction or patronage.

10. Classic: A classic refers to pieces of clothing that are always in vogues. In other words, pieces of apparel that does not go out of season such as the classic black dress.

11. Silhouette: It refers to the overall outline or form of a dress.

10: Pret-a-porter: Also known as ready-to-wear refers to clothing that are already made  in standard measurements and put up for sale.

12: Street style : Street style refers to contemporary urban popular culture dressing style usually associated with the youth.

With these basic words in hand, I believe you can walk into any fashion conversation and confidently contribute to the discussions. All the best. 

Reference:
Craig, Thompson, Hazel (1973) Clothing: A comprehensive Study.
Philadelphia.New York. J.B Lippincott Company


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