Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture

1.      Seam- a line where two pieces of cloth, leather etc. have been stitched together.

·         While he was jumping over the fence, his seams went undone.

·         Just join the shoulder seams together.

2.      Garment-  a piece of clothing

·         The outer garment was too loose- fitting.

·         He pulled his garment on and left the room.

3.      Knock off- fake eg. piece of clothing

·         She wants to be fashionable but she doesn’t have enough money to wear labeled clothes so she is wearing knock offs.

4.      Incorporate-  to include sth into sth

·         The company incorporated many eco- friendly ideas into this project.

·         Many of Tom’s suggestions have been incorporated in the plan.

5.      Label  - a brief description given for purposes of identification.

·         What does it say on the label?

·         The care- label says ‘dry- clean only’.

6.      Apparel- clothes

·         She used to wear fine apparel.

·         The store sells children’s apparel.

7.      Utilitarian- intended to be useful and practical rather than attractive of comfortable

·         Ugly utilitarian buildings became his surroundings.

·         She was wearing plain utilitarian apron.