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Modern terms such as Bermuda shorts, Hawaiian shirts, and Fair Isle sweaters are the latest in a long line that stretches back to holland (linen), damask ("from Damascus"), polonaise ("in the fashion of Polish women"), basque, jersey (originally Jersey frock), Balaclava, Capri pants, mantua, and denim ("serge de Nîmes" after the city).
Pages in category "Fashion terminology" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Athleisure; C.
At the end of the 1960s, the fashion industry had tried unsuccessfully to promote the mid-calf-length or midi skirt as a fashionable replacement for the miniskirt. [2] [7] In contrast to the lukewarm response to the midi, shoppers enthusiastically embraced the idea of short shorts, which were made available at all price levels from haute couture to inexpensive ready-to-wear. [2]
Once—many trend cycles ago—white was only a summer color. Some historians think the hue was simply worn to beat the heat, the Gilded Age version of today’s T-shirt and shorts. It made sense ...
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The British English term, short trousers, is used, only for shorts that are a short version of ordinary trousers (i.e., pants or slacks in American English). For example: tailored shorts, often lined, as typically worn as part of a school uniform for boys up to their early teens, [1] [2] [3] and by servicemen and policemen in tropical climates.
Kim Kardashian turned heads in a sultry backless look for her latest red carpet moment.. The reality star, 44, stepped out to the Fourth Annual Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala in Los Angeles on ...
Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.