Fashion Terms — the Apparel Search fashion terminology directory
This section contains concepts and terms that are of interest to members of the apparel industry, fashion industry or textile industry. The goal of this area is to provide information formatted around key topics of interest to the industry in which we work, as well as to the ultimate consumer of fashion products. On this page, you will find areas of interest that begin with the letter “A”. The A terms run from technology topics such as AI fashion to craft topics such as appliqué and artisan craftsmanship, and from retail skills such as assortment planning to style movements such as athleisure and the avant-garde.
This section contains concepts and terms that we feel are of interest to members of the apparel industry, fashion industry or textile industry.
The goal of this area is to provide you with information that is formatted around key topics of interest to the industry in which we work as well as ultimate consumer of fashion products.
On this page, you will find areas of interest that begin with the letter "A".
The A section of the directory covers AI fashion, alien clothing, alternative apparel, antimicrobial fabric, antique clothing, appliqué, architectural influences on fashion, artisan craftsmanship, assortment planning, atelier, athleisure and avant-garde, among others — each linked from the term list on this page.
Every A term has its own page with a definition and explanation written for the apparel, fashion and textile industries. The list on this page links to each of them, and the Fashion Terms Directory links onward to the B through Z letter directories.
The terms are written for members of the apparel, fashion and textile industries and for consumers of fashion products who want a plain explanation of an industry concept.