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| classic | A style or design that continues to be popular over an extended period of time even though fashion changes. |
| color | Hue; a visual sensation, element of design; the most important factor when a retailer sells a garment. |
| design | A particular or unique version of a style featuring an original arrangement of parts, form, color, fabric, line, and texture. |
| details | Specific elements (collar, sleeves, shoulder treatments) within a silhouette that provide form or shape. |
| trimmings | Decorative materials such as buttons, laces, and braids that are added to enhance the design |
| fad | A temporary, passing fashion that has great appeal to many people for a short period of time. |
| fashion | Styles that are accepted and used by a particular group of people at a given time. |
| faux | Fake, imitation. |
| garment | An article of wearing apparel such as a dress, suit, coat, evening gown, or sweater. |
| hue | Technical name for color; the name given to a color, such as red or yellow, that distinguishes one color from another. |
| line | A group of styles and designs that are produced and sold as a set of new selections for a given season. |
| collection | All of the designs a designer makes for a season. |
| silhouette | The overall form or outline of an outfit or clothing style. |
| style | A design, shape, or type of apparel item distinguished by the particular characteristics that make it unique; basic characteristics or distinguishing features of a garment. |
| texture | The way a surface looks and feels, including garments and accessories. |
| trend | The direction of movement of public acceptance of color, texture, and silhouette in fashion. |
| market week | The scheduled period of time during which producers officially introduce their new lines of merchandise and retail buyers shop the various lines. |
| argyle | A knitting pattern of varicolored, diamond-shaped areas on a solid background. |
| corduroy | A durable cut-pile fabric with vertical ribs usually made of cotton. |
| flannel | A soft woven cloth of wool or a blend of wool and cotton or synthetics used in undergarments and sleepwear. |
| herringbone | A pattern consisting of rows of short, slanted parallel lines with the direction of the slant alternating row by row; used in masonry, parquetry, embroidery, and weaving. |
| houndstooth | A woven fabric design of continuous broken checks or four-pointed stars so named because it resembles the jagged back teeth of a hound; also called four-and-four check. |
| jersey knit | A smooth, light-weight knit used for dresses, shirts, sportswear, and underwear. |
| lame` | A brocaded fabric woven with metallic threads, often silver or gold. |
| mohair | Fabric made with yarn from the long silky hair of the Angora goat. |
| plaid | Cloth with a pattern consisting of stripes of various widths and colors crossed at right angles against a solid background. |
| tweed | A sturdy fabric made from wool or wool blends in a plain or twill weave with a nubby surface; used for jackets, suits, skirts, coats, and upholstery. |
| trade publications | Magazines, newspapers, books, and websites about what is current in a specific industry. b. Examples: Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Visual Merchandising & Store Design (VM & SD). |
| consumer publications | Fashion magazines, books, and websites that help consumers keep abreast of what is happening in fashion news. Consumer publications are broken down into several categories: males, females, and teenage readers. Examples: Male: GQ, Details, CODE; Females: Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Essence, Glamour |
