Fashion Terms and Trends: A Historical Overview, Quizzes of Production and Operations Management

Download Fashion Terms and Trends: A Historical Overview and more Quizzes Production and Operations Management in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Artificial Silk DEFINITION 1 new fiber from cellulose eventually named rayon TERM 2 Acetate DEFINITION 2 manufactured fiber came into commercial use after WWI TERM 3 Nylon DEFINITION 3 fabric used in women's underwear/stockings also put to use during WWII and not available again until postwar TERM 4 Hookless fasteners DEFINITION 4 zippers TERM 5 Bias cut DEFINITION 5 technique for cutting clothing to utilize the diagonal direction of the cloth which has greater diagonal direction of the cloth which has greater stretch and drapes in such a way that hte body lines and curves are accentuated TERM 6 Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel DEFINITION 6 famous for classic wool jersey styles, authenticity to film clothes and suits TERM 7 Madelein Vionnet DEFINITION 7 famous for bias cut dresses TERM 8 Elsa Schiaparelli DEFINITION 8 bizarre designed sweaters, evening gown with matching jacket and skirts and 'shocking pink' colorr TERM 9 Haute couture DEFINITION 9 firms that create garments that may be sold to private customers or to other segments of the fashion industry who also acquire the right ot reproduce desings TERM 10 Mainbocher DEFINITION 10 american born designer who went to Paris to work as a fashion editor, opened his own couture house and hten left Paris for NY, designed Wallis Simpson's wedding dress TERM 21 Robe de style DEFINITION 21 bouffant skirt, reminiscent of the crinoline period, dropped waistline and full skirt TERM 22 Clutch coats DEFINITION 22 held shut wihtout fastenings TERM 23 Bobbed DEFINITION 23 hair cut short TERM 24 Shingle DEFINITION 24 an exceptionally short cut in which the back of the hair was cut and tapered like that of a man TERM 25 Eton crop DEFINITION 25 style in which hair was exceptionally closely cropped and dressed like that of the men TERM 26 marcel wave DEFINITION 26 style that made up a series of deep waves all over the ehad TERM 27 bobby pin DEFINITION 27 tight spring clip, replaced old fashioned hair pin TERM 28 Cloche DEFINITION 28 close fitting hat became predominant form TERM 29 Headache bands DEFINITION 29 head bands TERM 30 Magyar or Batwing DEFINITION 30 full sleeves cut in raglan style TERM 31 Eisenhower jacket DEFINITION 31 based on military jackets that were slightly bloused above the waistline and gathered to a fitted belt at hte waist TERM 32 Windsor DEFINITION 32 spread collars worn with larger windsor tie knot TERM 33 Zoot suit DEFINITION 33 extreme form of the sack suit, long jacket with excessively wide shoulders and long wide lapels, trousers markedly pegged TERM 34 Cummerbund DEFINITION 34 wide pleated fabric waistband for waistcoat TERM 35 Polo coats DEFINITION 35 tan camel's hair, classic cut double breasted coat wiht 6 buttons and a half belt at hte back; british polo team of hte 30s TERM 46 Polo shirts DEFINITION 46 knitted shirts with attached collars and short buttoned neck vents, short sleeved TERM 47 dishrag shirts DEFINITION 47 net fabric first seen in the Riviera TERM 48 Basque shirts DEFINITION 48 striped wide crew necked shirts TERM 49 Cowboy shirts DEFINITION 49 bright colors/fabrics with button down pockets on the chest and pointed collars TERM 50 sloppy joes DEFINITION 50 large, loose pullovers worn by the adolescents in the mid 40s TERM 51 Dirndl skirts DEFINITION 51 full gathered skirts circa 1945 TERM 52 Page boy bob DEFINITION 52 straight hair turned under at the ends TERM 53 Upsweep DEFINITION 53 hair dressed on top of hte head in curls or braids TERM 54 feather cut DEFINITION 54 short curly hairstyle TERM 55 bobby soxers DEFINITION 55 teenaged girls wore ankle socks constantly TERM 56 leg makeup DEFINITION 56 shortages of fabric for stockings led to women to paint their legs to simulate the color of stockings for evening wear TERM 57 Lastex DEFINITION 57 a fabric made from yarns with a rubber core covered by another fiber, used to make bathing suits TERM 58 Boxer shorts DEFINITION 58 shorts worn by professional boxers became undergarment style TERM 59 Athletic shirts DEFINITION 59 knitted cotton shirts TERM 60 Jockey shorts DEFINITION 60 knitted briefs TERM 71 Chukka boots DEFINITION 71 higher shoes that ended at the ankle closing with laces or a strap TERM 72 Monk's front DEFINITION 72 buckle across the ankle TERM 73 Boy coats DEFINITION 73 cut straight with patch pockets TERM 74 Sweatshirt DEFINITION 74 cotton knit pullovers with napped undersurfaces TERM 75 Sleepers DEFINITION 75 pajamas with feet in them