In fashion, there is a rather large difference between womenswear and menswear. Crossing the lines is usually called “androgyny” or “gender-bending” and it is not very often that men look at womenswear shows (especially the extravagant haute couture shows) for inspiration and that women look at men’s shows to find some ideas for their looks. […]
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The fashion world is a universe that has its own vocabulary and language. There are many terms that are specific to fashion and style, there are many references known mostly by the insiders, but there are a lot of misconceptions as well. In fact, there are some terms that are used too often in the […]
What is haute couture and who wears it? Haute Couture refers to the best of the best in fashion. The term haute couture means “high sewing”, “high dressmaking” or “high fashion” in French (“haute” meaning “high” and “couture” meaning “sewing / dressmaking”) and describes a creation that is exclusive and custom-fitted. Usually, it takes between […]
The essence of fashion design
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The Essential Fashion Alphabet (B)
The fashion world has a language of its own. Fashion people have a whole jargon and phraseology that’s completely unique to the industry. If you are a fashion rookie or want to take a deeper dive in the fashion world, there are certain words or phrases that are useful and come in handy any time. […]
Clothing and money
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A Look At The French Style
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Links a la Mode 5
Hy clubbers, We are glad to let you know that we have been featured for the 5th time on Independent Fashion Bloggers’ Links a la Mode section. IFB is a website which has about 50,000 members who own fashion blogs. Each week they make a selection of the 15 best articles about fashion from the […]
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What is Haute Couture: 12 Facts
Everyone has heard the term “Haute Couture” a million times in their lifetime, but how many did actually know what it refers to? There are many people who use the term “Haute Couture” improperly, which is why we want to set it straight today with this article. Here are some things you probably didn’t know […]