Luxury Lexicon 17 terms
Style terms
Names for shapes, looks and ways of putting garments together in fashion roles.
A
- Accessories
- Items worn or carried with clothing, such as bags, belts, scarves and jewellery.
- Avant-garde
- Experimental or unconventional design that challenges established styles or ways of making things.
C
- Capsule wardrobe
- A small selection of clothing chosen to work together in several combinations.
- Colour blocking
- A design using distinct areas of contrasting solid colours.
D
F
- Fashion week
- A set period of shows, presentations and appointments at which houses unveil collections to buyers, press and clients.
- Fit
- The way a garment sits on the body, including its shape, ease and freedom of movement.
H
- Houndstooth
- A pattern of broken checks with pointed corners, often seen in contrasting light and dark colours.
L
- Layering
- Wearing or styling garments in overlapping layers.
M
- Monochrome
- A design or outfit based on one colour, which may appear in several shades.
P
Q
- Quiet luxury
- Quiet luxury describes a style that conveys quality through materials, workmanship and restrained details, with little emphasis on conspicuous branding.
S
- Silhouette
- The overall outline or shape of a garment or outfit.
- Statement piece
- An item intended to be a prominent visual focus in an outfit.
- Streetwear
- Streetwear is a style of dress shaped by street culture, including the influence of hip hop on how everyday clothing and sportswear are worn.