The document defines and describes various fashion-related terms beginning with A, including accessories, anorak, aviators, abstract, adaptation, airbrush, alleyways, allover, animal print, anthemion, arabesque, argyle, art deco, art nouveau, asymmetrical pattern, asymmetry, awning stripes, avant garde, apparel, ari, appliqué, assortment, athleisure wear, active wear, and atelier. It provides concise definitions or descriptions for each term in 1-2 sentences.

1. FASHION GLOSSERIES
By Sunil Talekar

2. ACCESSORIES
An interchangeable term for additional ornamentation.
Accessories often contribute to creating a more fashionable or
dimensional look.
Often used to describe everything from belts, scarves and socks
to sunglasses, jewellery, watches etc.

3. ANORAK
The distinction between anorak and parka is, strictly speaking, still maintained.
Invented by the Caribou Inuit, the anorak is a waterproof, hooded jacket with
drawstrings at the waist and cuff.
The parka is a longer, knee-length jacket suitable for cold weather. While the
hood is fur lined, the jacket itself is stuffed with down feathers or a very warm
synthetic fiber.

4. AVIATORS
A sunglasses silhouette originally developed for military pilots,
hence the name.
Worn slavishly since the 1960s, the classic teardrop shaped
frames have seen their popularity soar due to continued celebrity
use and films such as Top Gun.

5. ABSTRACT
Unrecognizable forms and layouts. In the Fashion textile business
the word "abstract" is used to describe a nonobjective motif that
cannot be described any other way.

6. ABSTRACT
art

7. ABSTRACT
Painting

8. ADAPTATION
A design based on another design but significantly modified and altered to be
considered new and different.

9. AIRBRUSH
Imitating effects produced with a painter's spray air gun. Often creates patterns
with a light, soft, and modern look.

10. Unintentional lines formed by negative spaces (spaces vacant of motifs) in a design.
ALLEYWAYS

11. ALLEYWAYS

12. ALLOVER
A layout in which motifs are fairly close and evenly distributed as opposed to stripes,
borders, plaids, and engineered designs. Another term is overall.

13. ANIMAL PRINT
A pattern resembling the skin or fur of an animal.

14. ANTHEMION
A classical motif based on a stylized honeysuckle plant or a radiating, fan-shaped palm
leaf (palmette) commonly found in Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian, and other ancient

15. ARABESQUE
An elaborate ornamental design of intertwined curvilinear floral or geometric motifs.
Commonly comes from (or inspired by) Islamic art or architecture. See also

16. ARGYLE
A pattern of diamond-shaped rectangles in a diagonal alternating (checkerboard)
arrangement. Typically uses a small number (two or three) colors. Mostly used in knitted
fabrics. An alternative spelling is Argyll.

17. ART DECO
A style of decorative art typical of the 1920s and 1930s. The name was derived from the
1925 International Exhibition in Paris that showed "des Arts Decoratifs."

18. ART NOUVEAU
A design style of the late 19th century characterized by dynamic, flowing curves
suggesting foliate motifs.

19. ASYMMETRICAL PATTERN
A pattern lacking visible signs of symmetry, such as rotation or reflection

20. ASYMMETRICAL PATTERN

21. ASYMMETRY
The absence of symmetry in a motif or pattern. See Asymmetrical Pattern

22. AWNING STRIPES
A pattern of relatively wide, even, usually vertical stripes of solid color on a lighter
ground. Resembles the pattern on awning fabrics.

23. AWNING STRIPES

24. AVANT GARDE
A layout in which motifs are fairly close and evenly distributed as opposed to stripes,
borders, plaids, and engineered designs. Another term is overall.

25. APPAREL
I combination of menswear, womensswear and kidswear garments together called as
apparel

26. ARI
Aari work is embroidery design work in which beads and muthia, a sharp edged needle is put to
work, which creatively gives rise to chain stitch

27. APPLIQUÉ
sew or stick pieces of fabric on to (a garment or larger piece of fabric) to form pictures or
patterns.

28. ASSORTMENT
An apparel retailer’s assortment is defined by the type of products that are
carried in each store at a particular point in time. Assortment planning is
the process of determining the most appropriate merchandise to make up
the stores assortment. The primary goal of assortment planning is to specify
an assortment that will maximize the clothing stores sales or gross
margin. Many issues must be considered for a store to make a proper
determination. The thought process and decision is typically subject to
several various conditions. These conditions may include issues such as a
limited budget for purchase of products, limited available shelf space for
displaying products, seasonal items, holiday selling cycles, and a variety of
other miscellaneous constraints.
Clearly the assortment of merchandise a retailer carries in their brick &
mortar store or online has a significant impact on sales and profit. Obviously
a buyer does not want to have a large inventory of Christmas sweaters for
sale in July. Determining “what product" and “how much product" is critical
to success

29. Athleisure wear
Athleisure wear is a moniker combining athletics and leisure. Performance and sports-inspired
clothes for everyday casualwear.

30. Athleisure wear

31. Active wear
casual, comfortable clothing suitable for sport or exercise.

32. ATELIER
Atelier is a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or haute couture fashion
designer.

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