Fashion Dictionaries & Terminology Books
Dictionary and terminology books from the Fashiondex Book Store
Fashion runs on terminology: fibres, fabrics, constructions, processes and garment parts all have precise names, and using the wrong name in a specification, an order or an exam costs time and money. The dictionaries section of the Fashiondex Book Store gathers the finest fashion and related terminology books available. The International Dictionary of Fashion/Apparel Terminology in 8 Languages provides essential fashion industry terminology in 8 different languages, with over 2,100 words and terms that the fashion design professional needs when communicating with other countries. The Dictionary of Textile Terms is described as the industry standard for textile information, containing over 14,000 definitions in a revised and expanded 7th edition. The Dictionary of Fashion Terms is described as the most comprehensive fashion resource available, listing over 15,000 definitions of all fashion terms. Fairchild Books, part of Bloomsbury Publishing, is also named here as the publisher of the Fairchild Books dictionary line, and this site's own glossary, definitions and fashion library are linked for quick lookups.
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The finest fashion and related terminology books available.
At the apparel dictionaries section you will find books such as below and more.
International Dictionary of Fashion/apparel Terminology in 8 Languages : Essential Fashion Industry Terminology in 8 Different Languages. Over 2,100 words and terms that the fashion design professional needs when communicating with other countries.
Dictionary of Textile Terms : The industry standard for textile information contains over 14,000 definitions in a revised and expanded 7th edition.
Dictionary of Fashion Terms : The most comprehensive fashion resource available listing over 15,000 definitions of all fashion terms.
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Fairchild Books: Fairchild Books, part of Bloomsbury Publishing, publishes the Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion, a standard industry reference.
Below you will find additional fashion industry books of possible interest:
Fashion Directories The number-one collection of fashion industry sourcing and reference material available.
Fashion Design Tools All the best fashion, production, and design inspiration books to make your designing life easier.
Fashion Business The most current books on the business of the fashion trade and running a fashion company.
Technical Books A huge selection of technical know-how publications.
How-To's Red-hot how-to books on all the phases of design and production.
Fashion Dictionaries The finest fashion and related terminology books available.
Garment & Textile Sourcing Up-to-the-minute publications on sourcing and finding and working with the suppliers and materials, worldwide.
Clothes Shopping Oh where, oh where, should you shop???
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If you are new to the fashion industry or an experienced garmento, reading books about fashion and textiles is one of the best things you can do to stay ahead of the competition. If you are serious about fashion, it is very important to stay educated regarding all issues regarding fiber to fashion. Read a book about fabrics, manufacturing, pattern making etc.
Why Terminology Books Still Matter
A dictionary earns its keep at the moment a word has to be exact. In production, a term on a specification sheet instructs a factory; in sourcing, a term in an e-mail to another country has to survive translation; in education, a term in an exam has one accepted meaning. The three dictionaries named on this page divide that work by scope. The textile dictionary, with over 14,000 definitions in its revised and expanded 7th edition, covers the material language of fibres, yarns, fabrics and processes, and is described as the industry standard for textile information. The fashion dictionary, with over 15,000 definitions, covers the garment and fashion language built on top of those materials. Keeping both scopes straight — textile terms for what cloth is, fashion terms for what a garment is — is the first skill the dictionaries teach.
Terminology Across Languages
The International Dictionary of Fashion/Apparel Terminology in 8 Languages addresses the industry's geography directly: garments are designed in one country, made in a second and sold in a third, and the professional vocabulary has to travel with them. Over 2,100 words and terms in 8 languages will not cover every word in the larger single-language dictionaries, but they cover the essential working vocabulary a design professional needs when communicating with other countries — the terms of orders, specifications and approvals where a misunderstanding is most expensive.
Books and Quick Online Lookups Together
This page also links the faster tools: the Apparel Search glossary, the definitions list and the terms section, including the fashion library page, answer a single-word question in seconds. The printed dictionaries remain the authority for study and for the workplace, where a definition may need to be quoted, cited or settled between two parties. Used together — online for speed, the dictionary for depth and authority — they cover how terminology is actually consulted in the trade.
Common Questions
How many terms are in the 8-language fashion dictionary?
The International Dictionary of Fashion/Apparel Terminology in 8 Languages contains over 2,100 words and terms that the fashion design professional needs when communicating with other countries.
How many definitions are in the textile and fashion dictionaries named here?
The Dictionary of Textile Terms contains over 14,000 definitions in a revised and expanded 7th edition and is described as the industry standard for textile information; the Dictionary of Fashion Terms lists over 15,000 definitions.
Can I look up fashion terms online from this page?
Yes. This page links the Apparel Search glossary, definitions list and terms section, including the fashion library, for quick lookups alongside the printed dictionaries.