MUST KNOW - TERMINOLOGY S.NO.

TERM
FASHION

DESCRIPTION
Fashion is the process of change in fabric, style and color accepted by large number of users. The direction in which fashion is moving.

FASHION TREND

TRENDY

The latest in fashion.

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FASHION FORECAST

Prediction of the colors and styles of apparel, which the majority of people will buy at a given time and place. A term that refers to the rise, popularization and decline of a fashion. A period of time or life span during which the fashion exists. An event at which formal presentation of new collections is made. An arrangement of parts, form, color and line for developing a style, idea, plan or drawing a concept, a combination of details executed with artistry. A type of product with specific characteristics that distinguishes it from another type of the same product. A particular style that continues as an accepted fashion over a period of time. An arrangement of merchandise for visual presentation. Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and rope making. Cloth made from yarn or fibers by weaving, knitting, felting, etc. A textile or cloth is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn. Textile refers to any material made of interlacing fibers.

FASHION CYCLE

FASHION SHOW

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STYLE

CLASSIC / CORE

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DISPLAY

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YARN

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FABRIC

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TEXTILE

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LINEN

A textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. It is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather.

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WEAVING

Weaving is a textile craft in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced to form a fabric or cloth. The threads which run lengthways are called the warp and the threads which run across from side to side are the weft or filling.

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PLAIN WEAVE

It is the most basic and simplest of all the weaves, each weft yarn goes alternatively over and under each warp yarn. Some examples of fabric with plain weave are chiffon, organza, and taffeta.

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TWILL WEAVE

One of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a characteristic diagonal pattern. Twills are more durable than plain weaves. E.g. Denim

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BROKEN TWILL

A variation on traditional twill resulting in a very soft and flexible fabric. In this type of weave, the diagonal twill line does not run in a straight line, it changes direction.

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HERRINGBONE

A distinctive V-shaped weaving pattern usually found in twill fabric. The pattern is called herringbone because it resembles the skeleton of a herring fish. Herringbone-patterned fabric is usually in form of wool, and is one of the most popular cloths used for suits and outerwear.

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Denim is a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. It has been in American usage since the late 18th century. Denim was traditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue "jeans". Jeans are pants made from denim. Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for the U.S. Army and working people, became popular among teenagers.

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JEANS

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SLUB

A soft thick nub in yarn that is either an imperfection or purposely set for a desired effect. A slightly twisted roll of fiber, as of silk or cotton.

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SLUB DENIM

When uneven yarn is used in the weft, it causes an uneven, raised surface adding texture and a different look.

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LYCRA

A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre used for tightfitting garments.

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STRETCH DENIM

Stretch Denim is a blend of primarily cotton and just a touch of spandex and lycra. It gives you a more accommodating fit and ease of movement. Stretch denim is soft to touch, lighter than non stretch fabric.

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KNITTING

Knitting is a method by which threads or yarns are interloped by using needles to make a fabric.

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SINGLE KNIT

When a single set of needles is used to produce a thin lightweight fabric.

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DOUBLE KNIT

A knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches.

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SINGLE JERSEY

Single knit fabric used mostly for t-shirts. The face of the fabric has a v structure.

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PIQUE KNIT

A fabric characterized by a prominent, all over geometric texture. It is most commonly woven on a dobby loom but it is also produced as a double knit. The most common textures are cords (either vertical or horizontal), birds eye, waffle, honey comb and bulls eye. Produced in a variety of weights and fibres.

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HONEY COMB

A fabric in which the warp and weft threads form ridges and hollows, which give a cellular appearance.

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FLOCK PRINT

Flock is a printing technique where the design is cut from a colored foil and then pressed onto the shirt under high heat. A flock print has a velvety, fuzzy surface. Flock designs retain their vibrant color after many washes.

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FOIL PRINT

Foil printing is to print some pattern with the foil on the fabric or paper for shiny effect. There are 2 kind of foil printing method. First, pattern is printed by glue on the fabric or paper, and then pressed with foil paper by hot steel roller. Second is printing on the foil paper first, and then press the foil on the fabric or paper with hot steel roller or iron.

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DISCHARGE PRINT

Also called Extract Printing, method of applying a design to dyed fabric by printing a color-destroying agent, such as chlorine or hydrosulfite, to bleach out a white or light pattern on the darker colored ground. In color-discharge printing, a dye resistant to the bleaching agent is combined with it, producing a colored design instead of white on the dyed ground.

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VISCOSE

A soft material commonly used in shirts, shorts, coats, jackets, and other outer wear. One of the more popular properties of viscose rayon is that the fabric tends to drape very well.

Embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece. Common examples of embellishment are Embroidery, Appliqu, Piping, Trims, Beads etc.

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EMBELLISHMENT

A pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors. A pleated cloth worn with the modern kilt, made from the same tartan and worn cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front.

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PLAID

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LUREX

Lurex is the brand name for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The thread is most commonly a synthetic fibre, onto which an aluminum layer has been vaporized. "Lurex" may also refer to cloth created with the yarn.

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STONE WASH

The process of using volcanic or pumice stones to create the worn out look on jeans. Stone-washing also helps to increase the softness and flexibility of otherwise stiff and rigid fabrics such as canvas and denim.

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ACID WASH/ ENZYME WASH

The use of enzymes or acid to lighten or strip off the indigo in denim.

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Whiskering is hand detailed treatments in which faded lines are applied to the denim to copy the subtle creases in the area surrounding the crotch (and possibly thighs and knees) in order create a slimming effect on the hips and thighs by drawing the eye downward. Whiskering is done commercially with steel rasps, belt sanders, or even by hand with fine grit sandpaper. The denim is rubbed in natural wear places (such as the tops of thighs or the back of the knees) to create texture and depth.

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DISTRESSED DENIM

Distressed denim is jeans that already have that great, worn-in look. The word distressing, itself, is typically used to refer to the sanded and tattered pocket and hem edges but has been expanded to refer to all treatments that involve destruction of the jeans (think holes, sanding, grinding, tears, scratches, etc.). Distressing treatments are generally done by hand, using sandpaper, making every jean slightly unique.

In addition to the whiskering, creases can be added using resins and heat pressing to give the crinkling effect.

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CRINKLED JEANS

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LOOM

A loom is a tool used for weaving yarn into textiles. There are many types of looms, including the hand loom, frame loom, shuttle loom and power loom.

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HAND LOOM

A handloom is a simple machine used for weaving in which no power is used.

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POWER LOOM

A loom operated mechanically is called power loom.

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SELVEDGE / SALVAGE

The selvage or selvedge is the term for the self-finished edges of fabric. Selvedge is the combination of term selfedge. What makes selvage denim unique and more expensive than regular denim is the fact that it is made on traditional shuttle looms, rather than more modern projectile looms.

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