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Fashion Industry Terminology
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Haute Couture
High-end fashion that is constructed by hand from start to finish, made to order for private clients with high-quality, expensive fabric.
Prêt-à-Porter
Also known as 'Ready-to-Wear', these are factory-made clothing items, sold in finished condition in standardized sizes.
Avant-Garde
Innovative, pushing the boundaries, unusual or experimental in fashion.
Silhouette
The outline or general shape of a garment or figure.
Bespoke
Custom-made clothing designed for a specific individual, often involving high-quality materials and craftsmanship.
Fast Fashion
Inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers to keep up with the latest trends.
Capsule Wardrobe
A small collection of versatile clothing items that can be mixed and matched to create multiple outfits.
Vintage
Clothing from a previous era, typically highlighting quality and enduring designs.
Lookbook
A collection of photographs compiled to show off a model, photographer, style, stylist, or clothing line.
Sartorial
Related to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
Textile
Any material made of interlacing fibers, including fabric used for clothing.
Draping
The process of positioning and pinning fabric on a dress form to develop the structure of a garment design.
Pattern Making
The craft of creating a pattern that can be used to produce a garment or item of clothing.
Colorway
The range of colors in which a particular style or fashion item is available.
Trunk Show
An event in which a fashion designer or brand presents merchandise directly to store personnel or customers at a retail location or another venue.
Mood Board
A visual collage of ideas meant to evoke or project a particular style or concept, commonly used in fashion to illustrate inspiration and direction for a collection.
Sustainable Fashion
Clothing that is designed, manufactured, distributed, and used in ways that are environmentally friendly and socially conscious.
Fashion Forecasting
The practice of predicting upcoming trends in fashion, including colors, materials, and styles.
Grading
The process of creating different sizes of a garment by proportionally increasing or decreasing the dimensions of the original pattern.
Couturier
A fashion designer who creates original garments to clients' specific requirements and measurements.
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