Dress Style
Have no waistline seam. They hang from the shoulders and have inward shaping at the waist
Sheath Dress
French term for low neckline
Decollete
Imitation of an Ascot
Stock Collar
Pants are also called
Slacks or Trousers
Silhouette resembles the letter A
A-line skirt
Also have no waistline seam, they are straight and loose fitting with no inward shaping.
Shift Dress
Encircles the base of the neck, plain and round
Jewel/ Round
Originally of lace or a ruffle worn on a man's shirt.
Jabot Collar
The seam on the inside of the leg
Inseam
Very full at the hem, held out at the sides during wearing will form a half circle
Circular Skirt
A shape silhouette, becomes wider at the hemline
A- line Dress
Draped with flowing folds.
Cowl Neckline
Is a pointed part of the garment below the collar
Lapel
Narrower at the hem than at the knee
Tapered Pants
Have structured folds of cloth, pleats either hand open from the waist or are stitched down.
Pleated Skirt
Large and billowy
Tent Dress
lowered and round, it is usually lower in the front than it is in back
Scoop Neckline
Sleeves that are stitched to the garment around the regular armholes
Set-in Sleeves
wider at the hem, sometimes it expands just below the knee
Flared Pants
Wrap Skirt
Pronounced om-peer from French fashions
Empire Dress
Up high at the neck in back, but goes down like a U in front
Horseshoe Neckline
Batwing and Dolman are a designs of what basic sleeve style
Kimono
Pants flared from the waist, often worn as fancy evening slacks.
Palazzo Pants
A band of fabric that goes around the waist and fastens with a button or hook and eye.
Waistband