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POPULAR
FASHION TERMS
- Satin - Fabric
with smooth finish, glossy on one side and made from silk, nylon or rayon.
- Sale
- The term used by the store for merchandise that, for any number of
reasons has to be sold at less than the reasonably expected asking price.
- Seed
pearl - Term to describe small long pearl
- Sheath
- Straight dress style with no waistline
- Shirring
- Means tight gathering in any part of the garment.
- Silhouettes
- Is the form or shape or outline of a garment.
- Silk
noil - Yarn spun from a short silk
fiber to create a nubby cottonlike appearance.
- Slums
- Slightly tweeted or thick places in yarn woven into fabric, producing a rough,
rustic look.
- Stirrup
pants - Pants with a belt running
under the heel.
- Stone
washed - Kind of fabric treatment to achieve a worn
and faded effect.
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