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Fashion – speak: dictionary entry, and the word is ‘skivvy’

29 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion words / phrases, fashionspeak..., hair impressions, ladies hairstyles, language/word usage, meapp terminology

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'skivvy' - term for ladies buzz cut, fashion dictionary, fashion words, fashion words defined, fun with words, ladies buzz cut, short hair chut, short hair styles

 

In the King James English translation of the Bible (completed in 1611),

1 Corinthians 11:15 reads:

“But if a woman have (has) long hair,

it is a glory to her:

for her hair is given her for a covering.”

 

…

Martin Luther, the 16th century German theologian

whose works sparked the Protestant Reformation

is credited with saying:

“The hair is the riches ornament of women”

 

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Ancient writings and Renaissance thinkers alike,

praise a woman’s hair as a wondrous asset:

a thing of “glory” an “ornament”.

…

Well, that was then and this is now.

Many modern women have embraced short hair styles

as a liberating symbol, a signature look for self expression.

…

 

Yet, there is short,  shorter still and the scalp revealing

“skivvy cut”.

 

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The skivvy  (referencing to the word skin in sentiment / spelling)

is a meappropriatestyle word usage.

It has been part of my colloquial vocabulary for quite some time.

Unable to refer to a women’s extremely short hair cut as a “buzz cut”,

(I suppose because this term conjured up images of military indoctrination for

male recruits), I invented the word ‘skivvy’ as pet name

for my own to – skin hairstyle, which I once sported.

…

The word sounded playful and fun,

in keeping with how I regarded my own hair style.

The term stuck and I have used it ever since.

Skivvy … maybe it will spread further afield and gain wide usage.

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Or maybe ‘the skivvy’ will simply remain my own.

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And the word is

Skivvy

skiv’vy (adj. or n.)

Pronounced:  skee   (long e) / ve   (long e)

1.  as an adjective:  to describe a woman’s extremely short hair cut

2.  as a noun:  to name a woman’s extremely short hair cut

Synonym:  buzz cut (a men’s hair styling)

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(image from mlkshk.com):

skivvy, new term for ladies buzz cut

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(image from haircutgalaxy):

skivvy, new term for buzz cut for ladies,

Oscar Award winning actress

Lupita Nyong’o

    

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(image from dailytelegraph.co.uk):

skivvy, new term for ladies buzz cut

actress, Mena Suvari

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(images from madamenoire):

skivvy, new term for ladies buzz cut

model / actress , Amber Rose

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skivvy, new term for ladies buzz cut

actress, Noemie Lenoir

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(image from nytimes):

skivvy hair cut actress Olivia Cooke nytimes.com29runway-blog480

actress, Olivia Cooke

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Generation 2 Creative: Simone Rocha for s/s 2014

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in Generation 2 Creative, meapp terminology, Simone Rocha, textile design

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Generation 2 Creative, John Rocha, plasticized crochet, Simone Rocha, spring/summer 2014, textile innovation

Generation 2 Creative

 meappropriatestyle phraseology for designers

who have followed in the fashion industry footsteps 

of their parents:

designer, Simone Rocha (daughter of John Rocha) is

member of this singular group.

(image from tattler.com):

simone and john rocha portrait - tatler.

designer, John Rocha and his daughter

Generation 2 Creative

designer, Simone Rocha

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For  spring/summer  2014

Ms.  Rocha created a collection, which incorporated her trademark

futuristic aesthetics

textile inventive

hint of drama

quiet femininity

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(images from style.com):

Simone Rocha,  s/s  2014

The Collection

textile innovation:  plasticized crochet

simone rocha s14 style.com

simone rocha 2

s rocha 3

…

s rocha 4

s rocha 5

s rocha 6

s rocha 7

s rocha 11 cream trouser suit

…

pearl top knee-highs:

s rocha coat. tulle hem

s rocha 10

s rocha s:s 14

…

s rocha 11

s rocha 13

s rocha s14 black suit

s rocha 15

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a hint of drama:

s rocha 16

s rocha 17

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