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A stylized character of the Latin used to represent the word. The typographic symbol used to designate the word and (&) is the Latin symbol for et which means and. The name, ampersand , is believed to be derived from the phrase “and per se and.”

AccessoriesExtraneous items that complemet a whole outfit, such as hats, bags, jewellery and cuff links. Accessories can add sparkle and interesting detail to a plain outfit and can make the same outfit appear very different on separate occassions.

AMPERSAND

&

BASELINEThe invisible line where all characters sit. In typography, the baseline is the imaginary line upon which a line of text rests. In most

typefaces, the descenders on characters such as G or P extend down below the baseline while curved letters such as C or O extend ever-so-slightly below the baseline.

APPLIQUE

An Appliquérefers to a needle work technique in which patterns or representational scenes are created by theattachment of smaller pieces of fabric to a larger piece of contrasting color or texture.x

A type of durable footwear that also covers the leg; worn for protection, hygeine and style from several hundred years. Various different styles are in common usage.

Boots COWBOYGO-GO

KNEE HIGH

PLATFORM

UGG

KINKY

Bracelets

An ornamental band, hoop, or chain worn on the wrist or arm.

COUNTER

In typography, the enclosed or partially enclosed circular or curved negative space (white space) of some letters such as d, o, and s is the counter. The open space in a fully or partly closed area within a letter.

q

COCKTAIL DRESS

A smart dress suitable for formal social occasions

Descender

The portion of some lowercase letters, such as g and y, that extends or descends below the baseline, is the descender. The length and shape of the descender can affect readability of lines of type and is an identifying factor for some typefaces.

The part of the letters that extends below the baseline.

A loose sleeve cut in one piece with the body of a garment.

Dolman Sleeve

Embellish

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Much like a counter, the eye refers specifically to the enclosed space in a lowercase ‘e’.

Much like a counter, the eye refers specifically to the enclosed space in a lowercase e.eEye

Made in imitation; artificial.

Faux

Cloth produced by weaving or knitting textile fibres.

fabrics

One weight, width, and style of a typeface. Before scalable type, there was little distinction between the terms font, face, and family. Font and face still tend to be used interchangeably, although the term face is usually more correct.

Font GUTTER

The inside margins or blank space between two facing pages is the

gutter. The gutter space is that extra space allowance used to

accommodate the binding in books and magazines. The amount of gutter needed varies depending on the

binding method.

h E E L SKitten

Cuban

Court A

Stiletto

Wedge

Platform

An element called a top peice that is added to the rear end of sole of a shoe, lifting the back of the shoe away from the ground. the heel may be made of wood covered with leather or

another material presented in a range of styles.

A kitten heel is a short, slender heel, usually from 3.5 centimeters (1.5 inches) to 4.75 centimeters (1.75 inches) high with a slight curve setting the heel in from the edge of the shoe.

A stiletto heel is a long, thin, high heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women.

Cuban heel may refer to: Stocking with a heel made with folded over and sewn reinforcement.

A court shoe , or pump , is a shoe with a low-cut front and usually without a fastening. However, some have an ankle strap.

Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with thick soles. They are often made of cork, plastic, rubber, or wood (wooden-soled platform shoes are, technically, also clogs).

a heel extending from the back of the shoe to the front of the shank and having a tread formed by an extension of the sole —called also wedge.

A cursive alphabet which is matched with a roman font and used along chiefly for emphasis.

While roman typefaces are upright, italic typefaces slant to the right.

But rather than being just a slanted or tilted version of the roman face, a true or pure italic font is drawn from scratch

HOSIERYHosiery, also referred to as

legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose. The term is also used for all types of knitted fabric, and its thickness and weight is defined in terms of denier or opacity. Lower denier measurements of 5 to 15 describe a hose which may be sheer in appearance, whereas styles of 40 and above are dense, with little to no light able to come through on 100 denier items. I

KNITIntricateVery complicated or detailed.

Synonyms complex, complicated, convoluted, tangled, entangled, ravelled, twisted, knotty, maze-like, labyrinthine, winding, serpentine, circuitous, sinuous.

Make (a garment or other item) by

interlocking loops of wool or other yarn with knitting needles or on a machine.knitted garments

A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.K

NOT

A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees. Something that reaches to the height of one's knees.

KNEE-HIGH

KIMONO

A long, loose traditional Japanese robe with wide sleeves, tied with a sash.A garment similar to a kimono worn elsewhere as a dressing gown.

Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open web like pattern, made by machine or by hand. Originally linen, silk, gold, or silver threads were used. Now lace is often made with cotton thread, although linen and silk threads are still available. Manufactured lace may be made of synthetic fiber. A few modern artists make lace with a fine copper or silver wire instead of thread.

LACE

The enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the baseline of a double-story. In a double-storey g, the loop is the enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the baseline that is connected to the bowl by a link.

LEGGINGS

Tight-fitting stretch trousers, typically worn by women or girls.Strong protective overgarments for the legs.

Relating to minimalism. Lacking decoration or adornment; deliberately simple or basic in design or style. Advocating moderate political reform

MinimalistThe edge of a woman’s garment at or below the neck, used with reference to its height or shape.

NECKLINE

OPAQUE

Synonyms Non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, hazy, misty, dirty, dingy, muddy, muddied, grimy, smeary.

Not able to be seen through;

nottransparent

OPENThe partially open space within a character that is open on one end.

COUNTERc

A rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap.

Richly luxurious and expensive.

PASTEL Pale or soft in color PLUSH

QUILTEDJoin together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a bed covering, a warm garment, or for decorative effect.

Most typefaces include fonts that vary between uppercases (majuscules) and lowercases (minuscule). Regular caps (regular capitals) are, in contrast to small caps, upper cases that have a different height and weight than the lowercases.

REGULAR R

(of clothing, equipment, etc.) strongly made and capable of

withstanding rough handling.

UGGE

D

One of a group of typefaces that do not have short lines across the top and bottom of the long parts of the letters

lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky.

SASSY

S QUE NA small

shinny discsewn on to clothing for decorations.

I

TAILORED

(of clothes) smart, fitted, and well cut

A descending stroke, often decorative. In typography, the descending, often decorative stroke on the letter Q or the descending, often curved diagonal stroke on K or R is the tail. The descender on G, J, P,Q, and Y are also called tails. The back, last, lower, or inferior part of something.

TAIL

Not affected by the

passage of time or changes in fashion.

The outside point at the bottom or top of a character where two strokes meet. A point (as of an angle, polygon, polyhedron, graph, or network) that terminates a line or curve or comprises the intersection of two or more lines or curves.

VertexTIMELESS

The time that something of

quality was

produced

Denoting something from the past of high quality, especially something representing the best of its kind.

VINTAGE

(especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.

UppercaseA letter or group of letters of the size and form generally used to begin sentences and proper nouns. Also known as “capital letters”. The capital letters of the alphabet are uppercase glyphs. Uppercase letters are normally used at the beginning of sentences and as the first letter of proper names.

VIVACIOUS

Wider fonts may be called wide, extended or expanded. A wide font can be further classified by pre-pending extra, ultra, super or the like.

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

YARN-DIED(of fabric) dyed as yarn, before being woven.WHIMSICAL

X-HeightThe height of lowercase letters reach based on height of lowercase x; does not include ascenders or descenders. In typography, x-height is the distance between the baseline of a line of type and tops of the main body of lower case letters.

ZIPPERED FASHION

Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, eachbordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.