Introduction Terms Flashcards
Theme
a recurring subject or idea
Breeching
when children were given gender specific clothing (5-6 years of age)
Draped dress
body pieces of fabric arranged around the body by being either pleated, folded, pinned or belted
Tailored dress
garments that are cut and sewn together
sumptuary laws
being restricted of wearing something because you are not a rank in society.
ex. only roman citizens could wear togas
zeitgeist
the spirit of the times or the social, psychological, and aesthethic factors of the time
fashion
the taste shared by many for a short period of time
western dress
the dress in western europe and euro america during the middle ages
folk costume
the dress of the european peasent class
fashion system
everyone involved in the fashion world from the designer to the consumer
