Fashion Terms — the Apparel Search fashion terminology directory
Learn about different types of clothing, footwear, and fashion accessories, and gain a better understanding of the terminology of the apparel and textile industry. There are so many different styles of clothes that it pays to take some time to learn the types: a collar, neckline, sleeve, pant, shirt, shoe or T-shirt type name tells a buyer, designer or shopper exactly which garment variation is meant, without a photograph. Each link on this page leads to a fuller guide to one garment family.
Learn about different types of clothing, footwear, and fashion accessories. Gain a better understanding of various terminology for the apparel & textile industry. Their are so many different styles of clothes, lets take some time to learn more.
This second T page collects the "types of" guides: types of bras, collars, dress shirt fabric, handbags, leather grain, necklines, pants, shirts, shoes, sleeves, suit fabric, T-shirts and underwear. Each link leads to a fuller guide to that garment family.
Some type distinctions are structural — collars, necklines and sleeves describe how a garment is built. Others are material distinctions, such as dress shirt fabric, suit fabric and leather grain. Still others sort whole product families, from handbags to underwear. Keeping these type guides together on one page makes it easy to compare neighboring categories before following the link to the full guide for the type you need.
This page collects the types-of guides: types of bras, collars, dress shirt fabric, handbags, leather grain, necklines, pants, shirts, shoes, sleeves, suit fabric, T-shirts and underwear.
Type names are the shared vocabulary of design, production and retail. Specifying a neckline, collar or sleeve type in a techpack, order or product listing prevents costly misunderstandings about which garment is being made or sold.
The main T directory page lists the letter's terms from tagging tools through turf shoes, and the Fashion Terms Directory links to every other letter.