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Embellished Part or all is decorated with beading, sequins, applique, other.
Fair Isle Round, patterned design at neck/chest area. Originally hand knit by women of Fair Isles (Scotland). Now hand or machine made and patterned area is attached to sweater blocks.
Fisherman's Knit/Aran Isle Large cable stitch identification. Originally hand knit by women of Aran Isles. Of Irish origin.
Golf Low, V neck, buttoned cardigan, style favored by golfers.
Jacquard Any patterned sweater made with jacquard attachment. Floral, geometrics, and others.
Shetland Originally fine wool from Shetland Isles (Scotland). Now synonymous with fine quality pull over’s.
Ski Sweaters patterned from Fair Isles, Islandic, and other northern areas. Favored by skiers.
Vest Sleeveless, V neck sweater, pull over, or cardigan styles.
SWEATER DRESS One-piece elongated sweater or two-piece garment with sweater top and coordinated knit skirt.
SWEATS Slang term for jogging, or running suits.
SWIMSUITS Garment designed for swimming. George IV of England made bathing in the sea popular in the late 1700's at Brighton, England. In shapeless garments, court guests were rolled in chairs into the sea water, which was thought to be curative. Bathing dresses were worn by American women in the 1900's, consisting of long bloomers, belted dress with sleeves and high necks, black stockings and shoes. Women walked into the water, but did not swim.
By the 1920's, styles had been drastically altered to show more of the body, with thigh-length shorts and short skirt and sleeveless tank like tops. Men had worn long leg, two-piece bathing suits, replaced in the 1920's by thigh-length trunks and tank tops. All were made of wool until the 1940's. Men's suits became topless in the 1930's. The two-piece suit emerged for women in the 1940's, followed by the bikini of the 1960's, a style of minimal top and bottoms. This emerged into a string bottom by the 1980's. Current styles are made from nylon/spandex blends, some cotton or cotton blends and include for women:
Bikini Two-piece suit. Bandeau or strap tops. Minimal bottoms with French cut legs. Some suits with small front covering and string attachment around back and waist.
Maillot (ma yo') One-piece suit. Current leg styles are classic cut to extreme French (high) cut at sides. Styles vary with cut outs, minimal tops, blouson tops, strapless, bandeau tops, straps, halter tops, and some short draped skirts.
Maternity Suits with extra fullness for the expectant mother.
Tankini Sports suit copied from. skin diver look. One-or two-piece, more fully covered top, bottom often "has partially covered legs.
Many swimsuits also have coordi-nated coyer ups.
Mens styles include:
Bikini Small trunks, formed to the body.
Boxer Pull on full boxer style shorts.
Surfer Long leg, colorful cotton trunks style.
TAILORED CLOTHING Structured or semi-structured suits, coats, or overcoats. Both machine and some hand tailoring is used.
TANK Knit, sleeveless, scoop neckline variation of T-shirt.
TAPERED Gradually decrease in width; for example, in leg of pant.
TASSEL Hanging ornament consisting of shorter lengths of threads, bound by a thread near one end. Used for embellishment.
TEDDY Decorative lingerie with an all-in-one camisole like top and tap panty.
TIE 1. Long, colorful bias strip of fabric, wider at one end, of silk, polyester or blends, worn under shirt collar, hanging down in center front. Tied in knot at neck. Long ties use one of the following tieing methods:
Four-in-hand knot Wider end of tie crosses over narrow end two times and passes through loop, is drawn up to collar to tighten.
Half-Windsor knot Wider end of tie crosses over narrow and is brought up and through loop, crosses again and passes through loop, drawn up to tighten.
Windsor Knot The widest variety. Wider end of tie crosses over front and through loop, then down, around narrow end, up and across front, through loop to tighten.
A short tie is called a Bow. Colorful short tie worn at neck under shirt collar, tied in bow at center front. Also clip-on style. Formal bow ties are black, white, colored, or metallic.
TIE CLASP Decorative, double metal bar used to hold tie to shirt front.
TIE PIN/TACK Small decorative pin with pointed center to go through tie and shirt and secure at back. Used to hold tie to shirt.
TIERS Gathered layers of ruffles to decorate bouffant skirts. Any type of layers of fabric on skirt to enhance design.
TIGHTS Snug fitting, knitted, all-in-one panty, leg, and foot cover. Used by dancers, for aerobics and other exercising, and some high wire circus performers. Usually opaque, often colorful, made of nylon/spandex blend.
TOP STITCH Machine (sometimes hand) stitch on outside of garment, often for more interesting finished look.
TOTE see Handbag
TRAIN Long fabric, part of garment that follows along and trails behind wearer. Used in bridal wear and some formal wear.
TRANSLUCENT Partially transmitting light, to give perception of shape.
TRANSPARENT Capable of being totally see-through and sheer.
TRUNKS Loose leg, drawstring waist shorts. Worn extensively by men, boys, and some women. Originally worn by boxers.
TUCKS To make one or more small folds in fabric.
TURBAN Fabric wound around head. Of Muslim origin. Hat made in this design, fully covering head.
UNDERSHIRT 1. Men's knitted cotton or cotton blend shirt, to be worn under outer clothing, with crew, V-, or U-neck, with or without short sleeves. 2. Infants knitted shirt, worn under clothing.
UNDERWEAR Overall term for clothing worn close to body and under outer garments.
UNITARD All-in-one bodysuit of stretch fabric covering torso and legs.
UNSTRUCTURED Casual, sports jackets with loose fit, little or no lining, and no hand tailoring.
VEIL Net or lace used as trim on hat, part of bridal headwear, or placed on head as decorative accessory.
VEST Short, form fitting sleeveless top. May be woven with button front to coordinate with single-breasted suit, may also be decorative and colorful. Also knitted with button front or pull over style.
VEST POCKET Welt pockets near waist of vest. Also called watch pocket, from times when men carried pocket watches.
WAISTBAND Garment band encircling waist, seamed to a skirt or pant.
WAISTLINE Horizontal seam connecting bodice (top) and skirt. Natural waistline would be at the regular waist. Empire waistline is a high waist with seam below bust. Dropped waistline is lower than normal waist, seamed at hip area.
WESTERN LOOK Complete look with ten-gallon hat, plaid shirt, fringe vest, jeans, decorative belt, and boots. Many variations.
WET LOOK Garments with a watery or shiny look.
YOKE Small fitted portion of garment. A separate piece, shaped with dart removal. Typically found at: 1. base of neck, upper chest, or back area. For example, blouse or shirt is attached to shoulder yoke. 2. Below waist, over upper part of lower torso. Pant or skirt is attached to hip yoke.
ZIPPER Closure, consisting of parallel rows of interlocking "teeth." Opens and closes by means of a tab pull. Teeth of zipper are on a fabric tape which is stitched to garment opening. May be metal teeth or light weight nylon. Molyneaux used first zipper in high fashion in his tube jacket in the 1930's. The first zippers were bulky, tended to jam, and ran off their tracks. Oversized metal zippers have been used as design decoration. Heavier metal zippers usually used in jeans. Invisible, special type zipper-After stitching, both teeth and tape are not visible when zipper is closed.
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