Paris Fashion Week Spring 2011 Collections and The New British Fashion Dictionary
The Spring 2011 ready-to-wear collections are well and truly underway here in Paris during one of the most exciting times of the year. Not only is Autumn my favourite time of year but it is also Paris Fashion Week, a most exciting, awe inspiring time to be in Paris.
The streets are filled with fashionistas and the style and elegance that they bring to the city, it feels although there are camera crews on every corner of Paris and everyone is dressed in their Sunday best perhaps hoping to inspire the designers who have flocked here.
The thought that Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood and TheDressingGown.com are all sharing the same city at the exact same time is almost unbearable. No sightings as of yet but we will keep you informed!
The word on the street for the spring 2011 collections is 'moderation' - beautiful garments that tease the eye with a 'less is more' mentality, less nudity, more fabric, that is. We think that at TheDressingGown.com we are naturally bang on trend and aligned with the latest new collections with our floaty fabrics and most importantly having not compromised on length or cut!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Channel, a UK department store Debenhams has issued a new dictionary to help shoppers understand the latest clothing terms.
Debenhams have taken this unusual step because they have discovered that no one understands the plethora of new descriptions and phrases that have emerged in recent times from the fashion industry.
The dictionary will translate fashion phrases such as.....
Cardigown (Cardigan/Dressing Gown) Cardigan, usually long and belted like a dressing gown
Shacket (Shirt/Jacket) Jacket of shirt like appearance.
Tregging (Trouser/Legging) Leggings of trouser like appearance.
Jeggings (Jean/Leggings) Leggings with jean like qualities.
Coatigan (Coat /Cardigan) Cardigan with a coat appearance.
Skorts (skirt/short) shorts with the look of a skirt i.e. culottes.
Mandles (man - sandals) sandals for men.
Mackets (mac/jacket) a cross between a mac and a jacket.
Shoots (Shoe/Boots) not quite a shoe nor a boot but something in between.
Meggings (male leggings) very tight jersey trousers for men.
Mace (male lace)
Mankinis (male/bikini) skimpy swimwear for men championed by Borat.
Jombats (jegging/combats) tight combats of jegging quality.
Tankini (tank/bikini) cross between a bikini and a tank top for a more modest swim option.
Skousers (skirt/trousers) trousers with an attached skirt.
Blurt (blouse/skirt) all in one blouse and skirt combo.
Jardigan (jacket/cardigan) a thick jacket like cardigan that requires no coat on top.
Whorts (winter shorts) thick, often wool based shorts, normally worn with tights in winter.
Mubes (maxi tube dress
We applaud Debenhams for their efforts, we appreciate that words such as 'whorts',
'jombats' and 'mackets' may be spoken in some circles. However, at TheDressingGown.com we are not convinced that such terms have any true staying power. One cannot imagine 'skousers', 'whorts' or 'meggings' ever crossing the lips of Karl Laggerfeld for example and you will be pleased to know that you will find no mankinis or shoots on our website!
If you are interested in hearing more about the Paris Fashion Week as well as other interesting fashion inspired musings then please visit our blog: http://www.thedressinggown.com/admin/Blog.aspx
The streets are filled with fashionistas and the style and elegance that they bring to the city, it feels although there are camera crews on every corner of Paris and everyone is dressed in their Sunday best perhaps hoping to inspire the designers who have flocked here.
The thought that Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood and TheDressingGown.com are all sharing the same city at the exact same time is almost unbearable. No sightings as of yet but we will keep you informed!
The word on the street for the spring 2011 collections is 'moderation' - beautiful garments that tease the eye with a 'less is more' mentality, less nudity, more fabric, that is. We think that at TheDressingGown.com we are naturally bang on trend and aligned with the latest new collections with our floaty fabrics and most importantly having not compromised on length or cut!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Channel, a UK department store Debenhams has issued a new dictionary to help shoppers understand the latest clothing terms.
Debenhams have taken this unusual step because they have discovered that no one understands the plethora of new descriptions and phrases that have emerged in recent times from the fashion industry.
The dictionary will translate fashion phrases such as.....
Cardigown (Cardigan/Dressing Gown) Cardigan, usually long and belted like a dressing gown
Shacket (Shirt/Jacket) Jacket of shirt like appearance.
Tregging (Trouser/Legging) Leggings of trouser like appearance.
Jeggings (Jean/Leggings) Leggings with jean like qualities.
Coatigan (Coat /Cardigan) Cardigan with a coat appearance.
Skorts (skirt/short) shorts with the look of a skirt i.e. culottes.
Mandles (man - sandals) sandals for men.
Mackets (mac/jacket) a cross between a mac and a jacket.
Shoots (Shoe/Boots) not quite a shoe nor a boot but something in between.
Meggings (male leggings) very tight jersey trousers for men.
Mace (male lace)
Mankinis (male/bikini) skimpy swimwear for men championed by Borat.
Jombats (jegging/combats) tight combats of jegging quality.
Tankini (tank/bikini) cross between a bikini and a tank top for a more modest swim option.
Skousers (skirt/trousers) trousers with an attached skirt.
Blurt (blouse/skirt) all in one blouse and skirt combo.
Jardigan (jacket/cardigan) a thick jacket like cardigan that requires no coat on top.
Whorts (winter shorts) thick, often wool based shorts, normally worn with tights in winter.
Mubes (maxi tube dress
We applaud Debenhams for their efforts, we appreciate that words such as 'whorts',
'jombats' and 'mackets' may be spoken in some circles. However, at TheDressingGown.com we are not convinced that such terms have any true staying power. One cannot imagine 'skousers', 'whorts' or 'meggings' ever crossing the lips of Karl Laggerfeld for example and you will be pleased to know that you will find no mankinis or shoots on our website!
If you are interested in hearing more about the Paris Fashion Week as well as other interesting fashion inspired musings then please visit our blog: http://www.thedressinggown.com/admin/Blog.aspx
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