A
agile manufacturing: Apparel manufacturing that utilizes a modular production system. In modular production workers are organized into teams that work together to produce an entire garment. In contrast to the bundle system, in which one worker performs an assembly task, then bundles the materials together and passes them to another worker who does another task, the modular system is more efficient and flexible.
A-line: Style line for apparel in which the dress fits at the shoulder or the skirt at the waist and gradually flares out to a wider hemline, causing it to resemble the letter A. The earliest A-line designs were created by Christian Dior in the 1950s.
apparel price ranges:
applique
armseye/armscye
asymmetric styling
B
balaclava
basket bag
basque
batik
batwing/dolman sleeve
bias/bias cut
bishop sleeve
blucher
body
boiled wool
bonnet
brand and trademark
bretelles
bugle beads
bustier
bustle
buttonholes
C
CAD/CAM/CIM
camisole/camisole top
cap
cheongsam
chine/warp print
D
dart
DIM financing
d'orsay shoe or slipper
E
ease
embroidery
empire waist
espadrille
F
face
factoring/factor
fashion tribes
fashion tribes
frog
G
galloon
gathers
generic fiber name
gimp
godet
gore
ground
gusset
H
hat
havelock
hems
hoop/crinoline
I
J
just-in-time manufacturing
K
L
lace and tatting
leg-of-mutton sleeve
line
loafer
lyocell fiber
M
macrame
manufactured fiber
markup/short markup
messenger bag
minaudiere
mule
N
non-wovens
O
open orders
open to ship
open-to-buy (OTB)
oxford
P
pagoda sleeve
panniers
peplum
pile
placket
pleat
polonaise
pouch bag
princess line
Q
Quick Response (QR)
R
raglan
returns to vendor (RTV)
ruching
S
seam
sew by
shibori
shift
signature bag
sourcing
soutache braid
spangles
sportswear
stitch-bonding
stock keeping units (SKU)
stock on hand
T
TFPIA
tie dye
tuck
U
V
W
Watteau back
weave types
weft and warp knits
X
Y
yarn types
Z
adapted from Women's Wear Daily
