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| style | a particular design, shape, or type of clothing item; distinct features that create a garment's overall appearance |
| fashion | the prevailing type of clothing that is favored by a large segment of the public at a given time |
| apparel | general term that includes men's, women's, and children's clothing |
| garment | any article of apparel, such as a dress, suit, coat, evening gown, or sweater |
| silhouette | the shape of a clothing style shown by its outer lines |
| fashion trend | direction in which fashion is moving |
| fad | temporary, passing fashion or item with great appeal to many people for a short period of time, then dies out quickly |
| classic | clothing that continues to be popular even though fashions change |
| wardrobe | the apparel a person owns, including all garments and accessories |
| fit | how tight or loose a garment is on the person who is wearing it |
| draped garments | garments that are wrapped or hung on the human body and have characteristic folds of soft fabric |
| tailored garments | garment that is made by cutting garment's fabric pieces and then sewing them together to fit the shape of the body |
| composite garments | garments made by a combination of the tailored and draped methods |
| haute couture | French term that literally means "finest dressmaking"; has come to mean the high fashion industry |
| ready-to-wear | RTW; apparel that is mass-produced in factories according to standard sizes |
| retailers | businesses that sell merchandise directly to the consumers through a store or other sales method |
| wholesalers | businesses that sell goods in large lots to retailers |
| fashion cycle | periodic popularity, disappearance, and later reappearance of specific styles or general apparel shapes |
