Fashion Styles

& Garment Types

• A particular style (color, pattern, shape, etc.) that is popular at

a given time.

• Ex: Clothes, hairstyles, home decoration, foods

• Chevron stripes, color blocking, ombre hair, mint clothes

• The characteristics that distinguish one particular item of

clothing from another

• Ex: Jeans, Dresses, Sleeves

• A-line, skinny, boot cut, kimono, raglan

• Classic

• Styles that stay in fashion for a long time

• Are usually simple pieces

• Ex: Navy blue blazer

• Buttons, lapels can change, but the blazer itself is the style that doesn’t

die

• Other examples include: blue jeans, tailored shirt, polos, tuxedos

• Fashion that is very popular for only a short time

• Help teens express 2 needs: belonging amongst friends and

express individualty

• Ex: colors, accessories, shoes

• Ex: mood rings (70s90s), flower prints and tye-dye (70s90s), pencil

skirts (50snow)

• French for “ahead of fashion”

• Clothing described as daring or unconventional

• Don’t appeal to most people

• Certain features can become accepted

• Ex: Lady GaGa, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Britney Spears

• Hair bows

• Colored hair

• Wild makeup

• Meat outfit/candy getup

• Sheer outfit with rhinestones

• Retro

• Styles of earlier times coming back into fashion

• Ex: capris, flats, wide belts, tube top dresses

• Vintage

• Wearing original pieces, not newly updated versions

• Found in thrift shops or attics

• Ex: t-shirts, jewelry

• If they are from the time period, they are original. If it is made from original designs, it is retro.

• Some are short lived (fads) while others (classics) take longer

• Stages:

• Introduction—”born” when worn for the first time (models, celebs)

• Growth—interest in the fashion builds/people accept it

• Maturity—many people wear it, the fashion reaches its “peak” of

popularity

• Decline—people become tired of style/style starts to look old-fashioned

• Basic styles of clothes and accessories remain the same, though

certain details will change according to fashion

• Skirt lengths become shorter or longer

• Jacket lapels widen or become narrow

• Many designers change styling details from season to season to

make their looks “fresh”

• Ex: men’s neckties (thick to thin)

Necklines, Collars, and Sleeves

• Area around the neck and shoulders

• Types: • Jewel

• Crew

• Cowl

• Bateau

• Sweetheart

• Halter

• Scoop

• V-neck

• U-neck

• Square

• Keyhole

• Off-the-shoulder

• Separate piece of fabric attached to the neckline • Can be detachable (ex: coats)

• Classic collar styles: • Shirt

• Button down

• Convertible

• Notched

• Shawl collar

• Odd named collars: • Peter Pan

• Sailor

• Tuxedo

• Chelsea

• Jabot

• Mandarin

• Three basic styles:

• Set-in—joined to the garment by an armhole seam that circles the arm

near the shoulder

• Raglan—front and back diagonal seam that extends from the neckline to

the underarm

• Kimono—cut in one piece that includes the garment front and back—is

sewn together along the outer arm and the underarm

• Other sleeve types:

• Dolman

• Puff/baby doll

• Leg of mutton

• Classic styles without waistlines:

• Sheath

• Shift/chemise

• A-line

• Princess

• Dress styles that have a bodice and skirt joined at, above, or

below the natural waistline include:

• Empire

• High-waist

• Blouson

• shirtwaist

• Shirt usually refers to a top that is more tailored than a blouse

• Examples:

• Dress

• Sport

• Polo

• Hawaiian

• Henley

• Tuxedo

• Tank top

• Tunic

• Separate piece of clothing that can be worn with any top

• Can be straight, flared, or full

• Darts, seams, pleats, and gathers create the shapes

• Basic skirt shapes:

• Dirndl

• Gored

• Wrap

• Can vary in length as well as width

• Can be short or long, full or fitted

• Pants that begin at the hip, rather than the waist, are called

“hip huggers”

• Common pants styles:

• Straight

• Tapered

• Flared

• Bermuda shorts

• Leggings

• Jumpsuit

• Can be either single or double breasted

• Single breasted garment has one row of buttons down the center-front opening

• Double breasted garment has a wider front overlap and two rows of buttons

• Types:

• Blazer

• Cardigan

• Bolero

• Tuxedo

• Chesterfield

• Trench

• Pea

Find and label:

• 2 neckline, collar, sleeve, dress, shirt, skirt, pants, and coat styles/types

• An avant-garde outfit OR a retro/vintage piece