Fashion glossary
Pipe trousers
A type of very narrow-cut trousers.
Polyamide
A chemical fibre with a high degree of stability and minimal moisture absorption. Polyamide is easy to clean and has moderate resistance to light (in some cases it can turn yellow). It is used not only for fashionable reasons, but also when tear and abrasion resistance are important.
Polyester
A chemical fibre with very low moisture absorption (it dries quickly). Polyester is crease-resistant and retains its form, and is additionally easy to clean.
Retro sportswear
Sportswear in the style of clothes worn for traditional European sports like tennis, golf, cricket and sailing.
Shirt style
Clothing style with blouses, dresses and jackets, that based on forms and details of classic and sporty shirts.
Sportswear
Casual-sporty leisurewear, similar to active sportswear.
Stoned
Short for stonewashed (i.e. washed with stones). This process achieves an interesting worn and faded effect on material. Especially used on denim, but also other cotton materials.
Stretch
A term for materials that have been elasticised by twisting (combining) the finest elastic yarn (elastan) with non-elastic yarn. The material can stretch from top to bottom, diagonally or in both directions (= bielastic or two-way stretch). Bielastic is the most expensive form.
Toggle fastenings
Often used for jackets. They can be made of wood or horn.
Tulip skirt
A skirt with emphasised hips which narrows towards the hem.
Tweed
Material in a handwoven style with a rough, woollen surface, made using twill weave. Typical examples of this are coloured nubs for “nub tweed”. Tweed has a similar look to knitwear made out of tweed yarns.
