| A | B |
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| Fashion | A continuing process of change in styles of dress. |
| Style | Any particular characteristic look in apparel. |
| Fad | Short-lived fashion |
| Classic | Style that remains fashionable for an extended period of time. |
| High Fashion | New, extreme or unusual fashions, worn by fashion leaders or pacesetters. |
| Avant Garde | French; ahead of its time. |
| Couture | French;designer original and expensive fashions made to order. |
| Haute Couture | French; "high fashion"; refers to top designers of custom-made clothes. |
| Fashion Cycle | The rise, popularization, and decline of a fashion. |
| Fashion Trend | Direction in which styles, colors, and fabrics are moving. |
| Fashion Forecast | Prediction of the colors and styles which the majority of people will want to buy. |
| Mass Production | Factory made; production of merchandise in quantity. |
| Custom-made | Made for an individual customer following an original design. |
| Ready-to-wear | Apparel that is massed produced in standard sizes; RTW |
| Pret-a-Porter | French; ready-to-wear |
| Line | A grouping of merchandise offered to retail store buyers. |
| Hot number | Iten that sells quickly and in sizeable quantities. |
| Dog | Garment that did not make the line or did not sell. |
| Knock-off | An adaption or direct copy of a high-priced style. |
| Line-for-line copy | American interpretations of French and Italian couture dresses, made expressly for American stores. |
| Seventh Avenue | Garment district of New York City |
| Trompe L'Oeil | "fool the eye" |
| Chic | French; stylish |
| Apparel Industry | Needle trade; rag business. |
