Cumulative
Coty Awards
(prestigious American Fashion Critics Award) Designers recognized as the most creative and outstanding by fashion editors of the newspapers and magazines
collections
A designers set of designs based on the projections of the coming trends for a specific season.
style
A particular design, shape, or type of apparel item distinguished by the particular characteristics that make it unique
Chambre Syndicale
A trade association for top designers of Paris couture
composite garments
Garment made by a combination of the tailored and draped methods
tailored garments
Garment that is made by first cutting garment pieces and then sewing them together to fit the shape of the body
draped garments
Garment that is wrapped or hung on the human body and has characteristic folds of soft fabric
apparel
General term that includes men's, women's, and children's clothing
trade associations
Groups that promote or further the interests of a certain industry or trade.
fit
How tight or lose a garment is on the person who is wearing it
classic
Item that continues to be popular and acceptable over a long period of time even though fashions change
diagonal lines
Lines positioned between horizontal and vertical lines. They are often used to emphasize or minimize facial features.
trade publications
Magazines, newspapers, and books that relate current information about and for a specific industry.
secondary hues
Orange, Green, Violet
Designer patterns
Patterns for replicas of designer fashions offered to home sewers by home sewing patterns for companies
ready-to-wear
RTW - Apparel that is mass-produced in factories according to standard sizes as opposed to being custom made
silhouette
The shape of a clothing style shown by its outer lines
rag trade
The slang term meaning the garment industry
globalization
The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.
fashion
Type of clothing that is widely popular at any given time
principles of design
Unity, variety, emphasis, rhythm, movement, balance, pattern, and proportion. The effects that may result when the art elements are structured to achieve a successful composition.
monochromatic color scheme
Use of different tints, shades, & intensities of ONE color
Franchise
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
accented neutral color scheme
a color scheme using a neutral color combined with a bright accent color; black and pink
work ethic
a commitment to the value of work
detriment
a damage or loss
tint
adding white to a color
accolade
an award; an honor
protective clothing
apparel that gives physical protection to the body
modesty
covering the body according to what is considered proper by the society in which you live
shade
created when black is added to a color
adornment
decoration
ford
design that is produced at the same time by many different manufactors at many different prices
line
dfs
haute couture
"high fashion" - Original, individually designed pieces
costing
estimating the total cost of producing a garment
folly
foolish or senseless behavior
proportion
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Integrity
honesty, high moral standards; Trustworthiness; completeness
radial arrangement
how are the vascular bundles of a dicot arranged in the stem?
marker
long piece of papter that lays out all of the various pieces and sizes for the pattern for cutting.
philanthrophy
love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes
undertone
low voice, background color
render
make over as a return
informal balance
most often a design in Asymmetrical Balance
tangible
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
gradation
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
contractor
produce the garnments according to the manufactoring firms design and specifications.
primary hues
red, yellow, blue
stylist
redesign existing garnments into knockoffs, rather than make a new design
repetition
repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
Croqui
sketchy drawing of a live model; a rough preliminary drawing; sketch.
samplings
small quantities of garnments that are made up and placed in retail stores.
emphasis
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
transition
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
design
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
opposition
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
profit
the amount of money left over after expenses are taken out
rhythm
the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
Intensity
the brightness or dullness of a hue
hue
the color or shade of an object
merchandising
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
Licensing
the legal process whereby a licensor allows another firm to use its manufacturing process, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary knowledge
value
the lightness or darkness of a color
identification
the proccess of establishing or decribing who someone is or what something does.
beauty
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
intermediate hues
the result of the mixture of a primary hue and an adjacent secondary hue
computer-aided design (CAD)
the use of computers in the design of products
triad color scheme
this color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Ex. green, violet, orange
analogous color scheme
three colors next to each other on the color wheel
sacrafice
to give up for the sake of something else, to give up something of value for the sake of something else; something given up in this manner
ameliorate
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
perservere
to keep going, to push yourself through
conserve
to save by using carefully
sample
trial garnments made up exactly as they are intesnded to look when they are sold
complementary color scheme
uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel
split-complementary color scheme
uses the color and the 2 colors on either side of its complementary
formal balance
when a large item is placed on one side of the display, a similarly large item should be placed on the other side.
decorative lines
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horizontal lines
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shape
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srtr
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structrual lines
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texture
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vertical lines
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Tommys
American award for the best printed fabrics.
garment
Any major article of clothing
middling
Average, mediocre
Absolve
Declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
Pret a porter
French term for ready-to-wear.
House boutique
Small retail shops that are "branch stores" owned by the couturier (designer).
fashion piracy
Stealing of design ideas.
fad
Temporary, passing fashion or item that has great appeal to many people for a short amount of time, then dies out quickly
status
a person's position in relation to others
dress code
a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)
logo
a symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution
Neutrals
black, white, and gray.
balance
bring into balance or equilibrium
ludicrous
broadly or extravagantly humorous
harmony
compatibility in opinion and action