Clothing terminology comprises the individual names of clothing and clothing classes, as well as specialized dictionaries, designed, manufactured, marketing and sold clothes more hundreds of years.
Clothing terminology of arcane (watchet, pale blue with the 16th century) goes for everyday (t-shirt) and changes over time in response to the fashion, which in turn reflects social, artistic and political trends.
Categories of clothing terminology
His broader terminology, clothes can be said to include names of:
Classes of basic clothing: shirts, jackets, skirts, dress, suit, underwear
Long skirts and dresses: the length of the micro-mini, mini, tea, midi, Maxi length ballerina length
Historical and contemporary styles of garments: corset, coat of arms of dress, shirt, doublet
Garments: sleeve, neck, it overlaps
Styles: Juliette sleeve, Peter Pan collar
Details of the clothes: Pocket, French cuff, zipper
Functional use: layer based izolâcionnom layer, the outer layer
Traditional garments: cheongsam, kilt, Dirndl
Fashion and "anti-fashions": rational dress of preppy rap, New Look,
Fabrics: denim, chiffon, corduroy, wool, cotton, silk, satin,
Fabric treatment: painting, transfers, ikat and batik tie fabrics
Fabric manipulation: pleat, TUCK, gather, smoke say
The colors and look: Red Madder, Indigo, Isabella
Sewing terms: cut, Hem, armscye, lining
Brand terms: sloper, Toile
Methods of manufacture: Haute Couture, bespoke, clothes, bags
Retailer terms and conditions:
Interval size: Missy, plus size, high altitude
Retail seasons: back to school, holiday, resort, season
Departments: special occasion, sportswear, bridge fashion
Degree of formality: formal, casual clothes bridal business,
Market: high, high street, ethical consumption, price cut
Preservation of clothing terminology
Despite the constant introduction of new terms, fashion designers, clothing manufacturers and merchants of the names of various kinds of basic garment in English very stable over time. Dress, skirt, shirt, clothing and layer further back in the middle ages.
Suit (from medieval Latin gunna) was the basic clothing term for hundreds of years, referring to the clothes hanging from his shoulders. Dressed in medieval England and Renaissance refers to a free clothing, usually used by men and women, sometimes short, length of the ankle, with sleeves. In the 18th century clothing became the term of standard category for the women's clothing, which stood until the middle of the 20th century. Only in recent decades dress I had lost this meaning in General for clothing. Today, the term gown is rare, except for special cases: academic dress or Cap and gown, evening gown, Nightgown, bata hospital etc. (see dress).
The same word, are initially for the first time as a t-shirt and skirt in the southern and Northern pronunciation 2nd at the beginning of the French. Like the dress shirt is a term specialized in United Kingdom, although it retains its overall meaning in the United States of America.
The new terminology sources
Names of new styles or fashion in clothing are often deliberate inventions of fashion designers or manufacturers of clothing; It's black dress small Chanel (a term which has survived) and Lanvin style tunic (no). Other words are more obscure origin.
Personal names
Clothing styles are often people - often with military communications:
Garibaldi jacket or Garibaldi shirt were popular at the end of 1860; clothes of wool of bright red for women with black embroidery or braid and military details, which is named after the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi who visited England in 1863.
Eisenhower jacket or "ike" jacket is a waist length jacket, military origins of the second world war. Under the name of "jacket, wool, M-1944", was commissioned by the then General Dwight Eisenhower as new field jacket for us forces in the North of Europe. The jacket was based on the jacket of "Battle dress" of the British army at the same time.
Woven Cardigan coat or sweater front button, designed to keep British soldiers warm winter Russian. This is called James Brudenell, 7th count of Cardigan, coached the light brigade during the war of Crimea (1854).
Mao jacket is very simple (usually gray), high collar, jacket shirtlike usually used by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime. His monotone design and uniformity was a response to differences in the pre-revolution class distinctions of clothes, with elites dressing in elaborate silks, while poor laborers wore very rough clothes.
Clothing terminology of arcane (watchet, pale blue with the 16th century) goes for everyday (t-shirt) and changes over time in response to the fashion, which in turn reflects social, artistic and political trends.
Categories of clothing terminology
His broader terminology, clothes can be said to include names of:
Classes of basic clothing: shirts, jackets, skirts, dress, suit, underwear
Long skirts and dresses: the length of the micro-mini, mini, tea, midi, Maxi length ballerina length
Historical and contemporary styles of garments: corset, coat of arms of dress, shirt, doublet
Garments: sleeve, neck, it overlaps
Styles: Juliette sleeve, Peter Pan collar
Details of the clothes: Pocket, French cuff, zipper
Functional use: layer based izolâcionnom layer, the outer layer
Traditional garments: cheongsam, kilt, Dirndl
Fashion and "anti-fashions": rational dress of preppy rap, New Look,
Fabrics: denim, chiffon, corduroy, wool, cotton, silk, satin,
Fabric treatment: painting, transfers, ikat and batik tie fabrics
Fabric manipulation: pleat, TUCK, gather, smoke say
The colors and look: Red Madder, Indigo, Isabella
Sewing terms: cut, Hem, armscye, lining
Brand terms: sloper, Toile
Methods of manufacture: Haute Couture, bespoke, clothes, bags
Retailer terms and conditions:
Interval size: Missy, plus size, high altitude
Retail seasons: back to school, holiday, resort, season
Departments: special occasion, sportswear, bridge fashion
Degree of formality: formal, casual clothes bridal business,
Market: high, high street, ethical consumption, price cut
Preservation of clothing terminology
Despite the constant introduction of new terms, fashion designers, clothing manufacturers and merchants of the names of various kinds of basic garment in English very stable over time. Dress, skirt, shirt, clothing and layer further back in the middle ages.
Suit (from medieval Latin gunna) was the basic clothing term for hundreds of years, referring to the clothes hanging from his shoulders. Dressed in medieval England and Renaissance refers to a free clothing, usually used by men and women, sometimes short, length of the ankle, with sleeves. In the 18th century clothing became the term of standard category for the women's clothing, which stood until the middle of the 20th century. Only in recent decades dress I had lost this meaning in General for clothing. Today, the term gown is rare, except for special cases: academic dress or Cap and gown, evening gown, Nightgown, bata hospital etc. (see dress).
The same word, are initially for the first time as a t-shirt and skirt in the southern and Northern pronunciation 2nd at the beginning of the French. Like the dress shirt is a term specialized in United Kingdom, although it retains its overall meaning in the United States of America.
The new terminology sources
Names of new styles or fashion in clothing are often deliberate inventions of fashion designers or manufacturers of clothing; It's black dress small Chanel (a term which has survived) and Lanvin style tunic (no). Other words are more obscure origin.
Personal names
Clothing styles are often people - often with military communications:
Garibaldi jacket or Garibaldi shirt were popular at the end of 1860; clothes of wool of bright red for women with black embroidery or braid and military details, which is named after the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi who visited England in 1863.
Eisenhower jacket or "ike" jacket is a waist length jacket, military origins of the second world war. Under the name of "jacket, wool, M-1944", was commissioned by the then General Dwight Eisenhower as new field jacket for us forces in the North of Europe. The jacket was based on the jacket of "Battle dress" of the British army at the same time.
Woven Cardigan coat or sweater front button, designed to keep British soldiers warm winter Russian. This is called James Brudenell, 7th count of Cardigan, coached the light brigade during the war of Crimea (1854).
Mao jacket is very simple (usually gray), high collar, jacket shirtlike usually used by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime. His monotone design and uniformity was a response to differences in the pre-revolution class distinctions of clothes, with elites dressing in elaborate silks, while poor laborers wore very rough clothes.