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Fashion-speak: and the word is “hatchling”

23 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion = clothes, fashion words / phrases, fashionspeak..., off - runway, signature piece, womenswear

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Fashion-speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

dress images presented

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And the word is

hatchling

hatch’ ling (n)

1.   derived from the visual of a newly “hatched” turtle

with head protruding slightly from its shell

2.    a top with neckline akin to a rolled top

almost to chin, yet not to be folded over

3.   a versatile top for all seasons

an elegant high-neck which can be worn singularly or layered

 

 

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Hatchling

  birth of a sleek neckline to chin

Off- runway

hatchling neckline, vogue uk hatchling neckline, vogue uk

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On-runway

Marni, spring / summer 2016

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(images from vogue uk)

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Fashion-speak: dictionary entry, and the term is ‘fashion fluid’

08 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion fluid, fashion fun, fashion words / phrases, fashionspeak..., free to be me, gender non-specific fashion, gender-less fashon

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"Agender", fashion fluid, fashion freedom, fashion phrases, fashion words, fashion words defined, fashion-speak, gender neutral fashion, gender-less fashion, JW Anderson - s/s 2016

 

 

Fashion – speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

dress images presented

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And the term is

fashion fluid

as introduced and defined by meappropriatestyle

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fash’ion flu’id   (n.) and (adj.) usage

(1)  a term to connote an uninhibited expression of dress and styling

(2) a sartorial mix and match, which presents a contradiction

to the norm, to the expected –

this could be of subtle or dramatic impact

(3)  a ‘free to be me’ dress / styling  attitude in all permutations

(4)  in keeping with the emergence of current acknowledgement / acceptance

of distinction in gender fluid, racial fluid, cultural fluid, (etc.)  statuses

Synonymical relationship:  agender, gender-less fashion, gender neutral fashion

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Fashion Fluid Flair

 

Off – runway

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fashion fluid, m , trendspotter, Paris-Fashion-Week-Menswear-Street-Style-46fashion fluid

 

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fashion fluid

 

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(Off- runway photos:  the trendspotter, Tommy Ton,

the urbanspotter, before sunrise)

 

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On – runway

 

JW Anderson

s / s  2016

fashion fluid, m, jw andersonfashion fluid, m, jw anderson

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(On – runway images:  style.com)

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Fashion-speak: dictionary entry, and the word is ‘agender’

03 Friday Apr 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion innovation, fashion news, fashion words / phrases, fashionspeak...

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Fashion-speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

dress images presented

…

And the word is

Agender

a’gen’der (n.)

1. an term introduced by Selfridge & Co (U.K.)

to define an experience of gender neutral shopping

2.  an interpretive of gender as individually determined

not as he or she, but as “me”

3.  a concept of gender non specification

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(photo by meappropriatestyle):

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Fashion-speak: dictionary entry, and the word is ‘sprezzatura’

28 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashion words / phrases, fashionspeak..., meapp fashion dictionary, street style sass

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Fashion-speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

images presented

…

And the word is:

Sprezzatura

sprezza’tura  (n)

1. an Italian word

2.  first noted in The Book of the Courtier (1528)  by Baldassare Castiglione, a Renaissance work outlining what is expected of

the perfect courtier:  elegance in words,  elegance in manner,  elegance in appearance-  all accomplished with seeming effortlessness

3.  in current fashion vernacular, sprezzatura is the quality of  stylish nonchalance-  as only the Italians seem to do, so very well.

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Street Style Sass:  a la Sprezzatura

Bellissimo!

(image from fashionbeans.com):

 mens street style italia fashionbeans

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(images by Tommy Ton for gq.com):

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Fashion-speak: dictionary entry, and the word is ‘cybergoth’

21 Monday Apr 2014

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Fashion-speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

images presented

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And the word is:

Cybergoth

cy’ber’goth  (n)

1.   antithetical to the dark hued hair, clothes, makeup with Elizabethan/Victorian dress influences associated with Goth subculture

2.   sub-genre of Goth

2.   likes vivid colours-  neon/pastels

3.   looks to the future rather than the past for inspiration

4.   have a fascination with technology

5.  a few key pieces:  elevated shoes/boots,  googles,  gas masks,  reflective strips,  metal panels,  colourful hair extensions,  bright coloured clothing

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(image from weheartit.com):

 

meapp dict entry cybergoth harajuku girls, tokyo

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(image from sodahead.com):

cybergoth_answer_4_xlarge from sodaheadcom

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(image from izismile.com):

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Fashion-speak: dictionary entry, and the word is ‘normcore’

11 Friday Apr 2014

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Fashion-speak is a living language,

 ever evolving to better describe

images presented

…

And the word is:

Normcore

norm ‘ core  (n)

1.   a style statement of dress anti-trend / anti- ostentation

2.   a parring down of excess

3.  simply styled with hints of  ’90s  Seattle-wear and 21st century sport look

4.  fashion philosophy:  inclusivity over exclusivity

5.  a few key clothing pieces:  bucket hat,  relaxed-fit  jeans,  flannel shirt

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(image from asos.com):

hat bucket hat  asos

bucket hat

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(image from theknowledgeblog.co.uk):

jeans men Relaxed-jeans theknowledgeblog.co.uk

relaxed-fit  jeans

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(image from fashionbeans.com):

shirt men flannel  fashionbeans.com

cotton flannel shirt

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Fashionspeak: word associations

07 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by meappropriatestyle in fashionspeak...

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fashion phrases, fashion vocabulary, fashion words, word associations

Meappropriatestyle fashion word pairs:

fashion = clothes   (singular pieces)

dress = ensemble   (clothes combinations)

style = innovation  (unique creation, the statement)

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(image from ssbcrack.com):

word association fashionspeak ssbcrack.com

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What words/phrases are part of your fashionspeak?  

Do tell…

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Meappropriatestyle word associations

21 Wednesday Nov 2012

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fashion - individualism, fashion - meappropriatestyle, fashion factors, fashion phrases, fashion word associations

meappropriatestyle

experiment  =  fashion  (clothes)

construct  =  dress   (ensemble)

create  =  style  (innovation)

 

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Other fashion word associations?

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Fashion factors: and so on, and so on

21 Wednesday Nov 2012

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dress sense, fashion - individualism, fashion - meappropriatestyle, fashion factors, fashion phrases, fashion/dress rules, heed/ignore fashion rules, women's fashion

age appropriate?

height appropriate?

colour appropriate?

length appropriate?

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… and so on, and so on …

The list of fashion factors seems endless, daunting, stifling:

How to simplify?  

Be meappropriate:   dress to impress,   YOU!

Other fashion factors,  which we should heed or should ignore?

(image from dreamstime.com)

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