| A | B |
|---|
| Accessories | The articles added to complete or enhance outfits |
| Advertisers | Individuals who, by visiting fashion markets and showings, produce and disseminate the latest fashion information to educate both consumers and working members of the fashion industry |
| Apparel manufacturing segment | That part of the fashion industry that produces finished garments and accessories. |
| Auxiliary group | Individuals and groups of individuals that support and function simultaneously with the retail, apparel manufacturing, and textile segments of the fashion industry. |
| Children’s apparel | Clothing for girls ages 3 through 13 and boys ages 3 through 16 |
| Domestics | Bed, bath, and kitchen textiles. |
| Home furnishings textiles | Fabrics used for furniture coverings, window treatments, and miscellaneous decorative home accessories. |
| Infants' apparel | Apparel for babies and toddlers younger than 3 years of age. |
| Menswer | All apparel for males aged 17 and over |
| Promoters | Trade associations, trade publications, models, modeling agencies, photographers, and others that play a part in promoting the merchandise. |
| Retail segment | The part of the fashion industry that includes selling merchandise directly to consumers |
| Textile | The initial segment in the fashion process. |
| Womenswear | All apparel worn by females aged 14 and over |
