Fashion Summaries J–R

The Apparel Search fashion summaries are short, plain-language guides to single fashion topics — a garment, a job, a school, a city, an event. Each summary explains what its topic is and points onward to the guides, directories and articles elsewhere on Apparel Search that cover the subject in more depth.

This page is the J–R part of the summary index: every summary whose topic begins with a letter from J to R, grouped by letter — 60 summaries in all, covering jewelry, jobs, merchandising and photography. The rest of the alphabet is indexed on the companion pages, and the section’s original Fashion Summary list pages present the summaries as one continuous list.

Jump to a letter: A  |  B  |  C  |  D  |  E  |  F  |  G  |  H  |  I  |  J  |  K  |  L  |  M  |  N  |  O  |  P  |  Q  |  R  |  S  |  T  |  U  |  V  |  W  |  X  |  Y  |  Z

J

• Fashion Jewelry — Explains fashion or costume jewelry made with base metals and simulated stones, versus fine jewelry, including types and stores.
• Fashion Job Listings — Defines fashion job listings as catalogs of available jobs and lists sites like WWD, BoF, CareerBuilder and Indeed to search them.
• Fashion Jobs — Overview of fashion jobs and categories including retail, design, marketing, merchandising, production, modeling and more.
• Fashion Jobs Near Me — Explains finding local fashion jobs using geo-targeting and location filters on sites like CareerBuilder, Indeed and ZipRecruiter.
• Fashion Jobs New York — Covers fashion jobs across New York state and city, with links to LinkedIn, Indeed and SimplyHired listings.
• Fashion Jobs NYC — Covers fashion jobs in New York City, its Garment District, and designers, manufacturers and wholesalers based there.
• Fashion Journalism — Defines fashion journalism and fashion journalists who write about clothing, trends and style, including training and job links.

K

• Fashion Kids — Kids' fashion — children's clothing styles, sizing and what to consider when shopping for children.
• Fashion King — The fashion king — the idea of a leading male figure in fashion and the title's use in popular culture.
• Fashion Kit — A fashion kit — the tools and supplies gathered together for sewing, styling or fashion study.

L

• Fashion Lab — A fashion lab — the workshop and laboratory spaces where fashion is designed, made and taught.
• Fashion Law — Fashion law — the legal specialty covering trademarks, copyright, counterfeiting and fashion business contracts.
• Fashion Leggings — Leggings in fashion — styles, fabrics and how leggings are worn and paired with other clothing.
• Fashion Library — A fashion library — fashion books, archives and research collections used by designers and students.
• Fashion Line — A fashion line — what a clothing line is, and how designers build and present their lines.
• Fashion Logos — Fashion logos — the brand marks of fashion companies and how logos are used on clothing and products.
• Fashion Lookbook — A fashion lookbook — the photographed collection brands and designers use to present a season's looks.
• Fashion Lyrics — Fashion in song lyrics — the songs that name-check brands, designers and style.

M

• Fashion Magazine — Fashion magazines — the leading titles and what fashion magazine coverage includes.
• Fashion Marketing — Fashion marketing — how fashion brands promote clothing through advertising, media and retail.
• Fashion Merchandising — Fashion merchandising — the buying, planning and selling side of the fashion business.
• Fashion Merchandising Jobs — Fashion merchandising jobs — buying and merchandising roles in fashion, and how to find them.
• Fashion Models — Fashion models — what models do, the types of modeling work and how the modeling business operates.
• Fashion Movie — Fashion movies — feature films about the fashion world and fashion's place on screen.
• Fashion Museum NYC — Fashion museums in New York City — the museum collections and exhibitions devoted to clothing and style.

N

• Fashion Names — Fashion names — brand and designer names, and how names in fashion are chosen and known.
• Fashion News — Fashion news — where fashion industry and style news is reported, and what it covers.

O

• Fashion of the 60's — 1960s fashion trends including tie-dye, bell bottoms, go-go boots, miniskirts, Mod and hippie styles, and Jacqueline Kennedy elegance.
• Fashion of the 70's — 1970s fashion about individuality, with bell-bottoms, miniskirts, platform shoes, leisure suits, jumpsuits and disco fashion.
• Fashion of the 80's — 1980s fashion from minimalist early looks to colorful mid-decade styles, shoulder pads, neon, ripped jeans, punk and Madonna influence.
• Fashion of the 90's — 1990s fashion defined by minimalism, grunge, hip hop and casual chic with T-shirts, jeans, hoodies and sneakers.
• Fashion Optics — Fashion optics as stylish eyewear, covering spectacles, contact lenses, lenses and corrective eyeglasses.
• Fashion Options — Daily clothing choices and outfit options, plus Fashion Options, a New York licensing and apparel manufacturing company.
• Fashion Outfits — What an outfit is, types described as trendy, casual, vintage and more, plus OOTD, uniforms and travel outfits.
• Fashion Outlet — Outlet stores where manufacturers sell stock directly at discounts, including end-of-season and outlet-made fashion goods.
• Fashion Outlet NYC — Fashion outlets in New York City, which are scattered stores not traditional malls, including Saks Off Fifth and Nordstrom Rack.
• Fashion Over 40 — Fashion tips and blog resources for women over 40, addressing style, makeup and dressing after turning 40.
• Fashion Over 50 — Fashion over 50 — style guidance and considerations for dressing well after fifty.

P

• Fashion Photographers — Fashion photographers — the photographers behind fashion imagery and what their job involves.
• Fashion Photography — Fashion photography — photographing clothing and models for editorials, campaigns and catalogs.
• Fashion Plates — Fashion plates — the printed illustrations that showed readers the newest styles before photography.
• Fashion Podcasts — Fashion podcasts — audio shows covering the fashion business, style and industry interviews.
• Fashion Police — The fashion police — the term, and the television show, for critics who judge celebrity outfits.
• Fashion Portfolio — A fashion portfolio — the body of work designers, models, photographers and stylists present to employers and clients.
• Fashion PR — Fashion PR — public relations for fashion brands: press coverage, media relations and events.

Q

• Fashion Queen — The fashion queen — the idea of a leading female figure in fashion and the title's use in popular culture.
• Fashion Questions — Common fashion questions — frequently asked questions about clothing, style and the fashion industry.
• Fashion Quiz — A fashion quiz — testing knowledge of designers, brands, fashion terms and fashion history.
• Fashion Quotes — Fashion quotes — well-known sayings about fashion and style from designers and public figures.

R

• Fashion Recruiters — Fashion recruiters — how recruitment agencies place candidates into fashion industry jobs.
• Fashion Recruiters NYC — Fashion recruiters in New York City — the agencies that staff fashion industry jobs in NYC.
• Fashion Report — A fashion report — how reports summarize trends and developments across the fashion industry.
• Fashion Resume — A fashion resume — writing a résumé for fashion industry jobs and what fashion employers look for.
• Fashion Retail — Fashion retail — the business of selling fashion, from boutiques and chains to department stores.
• Fashion Retail Jobs — Fashion retail jobs — working in fashion stores: the retail roles available and how to find them.
• Fashion Retail Jobs NYC — Fashion retail jobs in New York City — store and retail roles in NYC fashion, and where they are listed.
• Fashion Retailers — Fashion retailers — the stores and chains that sell fashion to the public.
• Fashion Revolution — Covers dramatic non-forcible changes in fashion, digital and sustainable revolutions, Fashion Revolution, and Che Guevara t-shirt trend.
• Fashion Rings — Describes rings as ornamental bands, fashion versus fine jewelry materials, symbolic uses, ring types, and tips for wearing rings.
• Fashion Runway — Defines a runway or catwalk as a platform models use to show clothing in fashion shows, with show setup, lighting, and Fashion Week links.