1. Knowing About Fashion
Fashion Terms

2. Style A particular design, shape, or type of clothing. Dress Style
Skirt Style
Pant Style
Etc.

3. Fashion
What is popular with a large segment of the population at a certain time.
Fashion is the display of the styles of clothing that are currently popular.

4. Apparel (Wearing Apparel)
General term that refers to any or all men’s women’s and children’s clothing.

5. Garment
Any article of apparel such as a dress, suit, coat, pants, etc.
Garment Parts- refer to the individual parts such as a collar, pocket, sleeve.

6. Silhouette
The shape of a clothing style. It is formed by the length and width of each part of the Garment.
Silhouettes are always changing in Fashion. The general direction that a silhouette takes shows a Fashion Trend. (Wider, Narrow, Longer, Shorter)

7. Fit
Refers to how Tight or Loose it is on the person who is wearing it.
Garments can be designed to be:
Loose
Semi-fitted
Fitted

8. Seams
Lines of stitches that join two garment pieces together.

9. Darts
Short, tapered, stitched areas that allow the garment to fit the figure.

10. Bodice
Area of the Garment above the waist, such as the upper part of a dress or jumpsuit.

11. Garment Construction Methods
Draped
Tailored
Composite

12. Draped Garments Garments that are hung or wrapped on the human body.
Examples include:
Loin Cloth, Roman toga, Indian sari, Ponchos, draped skirts and gown.

14. Draped

15. Tailored Garments
Made by first cutting garment pieces and then sewing them together to fit the shape of the body.
First tailored garments were made when the needle was invented.

16. Composite Garments
Made with a combination of Tailored and Draped Methods. Some parts may fit close to the body, and some are draped. Folds of fabric may hang loosely from the shoulders, waist, or hips.