Image Terms

Accessories fashion apparel that coordinates with clothing.

Bargain Basement section of a store that specialize in price lines that is a duplicate of the top line merchandise or items the other part of the store do not carry.

Bespoke a British term for custom made.

Body Shape the body is characterized by the shape: hourglass, triangular, inverted triangular, rectangular, or round.

Boutique an area within a store or an individual store selling unique merchandise.

Chain Stores two or more stores stocking identical merchandise.

Classic any style that remains in fashion for a considerable length of time.

Consultant one who gives professional advice, also known as Advisor.

Consultation verbal communication with a client to determine desired results.

Color Analyze determine best colors by draping color swatches next to face.

Conventional one who’s lacking in originality or spontaneity.

Custom made item made to specifications of individual’s preference and/or shape.

Costume Jewelry relatively inexpensive jewelry.

Department Store individual stores that carry various items, designers, etc.

Discount Store generally sell the same merchandise as a conventional store, however at a lower price and less service.

Face Shape the face is characterized by the shape: oval, round, square, pear, heart, diamond or oblong.

Fad a fashion that is popular for a short period of time.

Fashion Personality one whose style is considered classic, conservative, romantic, dramatic, etc.

Fashionable one who conforms to a mode of dress.

Haute Couture French term for high fashion.

High Fashion a current fashion trend in clothing, hairstyling, or hair coloring.

Holiday Wear

Imagery the forming of a mental picture, concept, or style.

Intimate Apparel women’s, misses’, junior’s corsets, brassieres, underwear, slips, negligees, robes, lounging apparel.

Knock Off a close reproduction of a design of a textile or apparel product.

Layaway method of deferred payments in which merchandise is held by store until completely paid for.

Made to Measure men’s suits and overcoats are cut and sewn to fit.

Man Made Fibers fiber produced by chemical or mechanical processes versus natural fibers.

Ready to Wear clothing made in standard sizes.

Resort Wear clothing made for vacationing in warmer climates.

Style certain characteristics that distinguish a garment from other garments.

Trend the direction in which fashion is moving.

Trendy the latest fad or fashion, usually unconventional.