Fashion Dictionary

Discover what fashion really means.

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Asymmetric Silhouette: Beauty With A Broken Compass

Asymmetric Silhouette: Beauty With A Broken Compass

Medieval Style: Shivering Descent into the Marrow of the Vow

Medieval Style: Shivering Descent into the Marrow of the Vow

Flare And Tube Silhouette: A Column With Two Escape Routes

Flare And Tube Silhouette: A Column With Two Escape Routes

Fit And Flare Silhouette: The Slow Burn With A Big Finish

Fit And Flare Silhouette: The Slow Burn With A Big Finish

Barrel Silhouette: The Shape That Swallowed The Waist

Barrel Silhouette: The Shape That Swallowed The Waist

Kimono: A Sinful Sip of a Sake-Soaked Daydream

Kimono: A Sinful Sip of a Sake-Soaked Daydream

Regency Style: Ancient Soul of a Living Neoclassical Poem

Regency Style: Ancient Soul of a Living Neoclassical Poem

Saree: An Uncut Gem Of Indian Luminous Heritage

Saree: An Uncut Gem Of Indian Luminous Heritage

Byzantine Style: Synthetic Ecstasy and the Path to the Iconic Self

Byzantine Style: Synthetic Ecstasy and the Path to the Iconic Self

Hollywood Starlet Style: Untouched Radiance In Flashstorm

Hollywood Starlet Style: Untouched Radiance In Flashstorm

Y-Line: Eyes Up Here, The Shoulders Are Speaking

Y-Line: Eyes Up Here, The Shoulders Are Speaking

Bustle Silhouette: When The Dress Brought Its Own Throne

Bustle Silhouette: When The Dress Brought Its Own Throne

Military Style: For Those Who Endure Their Own Battles

Military Style: For Those Who Endure Their Own Battles

Qipao: The Hazy Breath of an Oriental Seduction

Qipao: The Hazy Breath of an Oriental Seduction

Fetish Style: Stripping the Body to Its Savage Anatomy

Fetish Style: Stripping the Body to Its Savage Anatomy

Bridal Style: The Gown That Holds a Holy Lifetime Promise

Bridal Style: The Gown That Holds a Holy Lifetime Promise

Art Deco Style: The Golden Hour of Designed Seduction

Art Deco Style: The Golden Hour of Designed Seduction

Cowboy Style: A Western Tale of Dust, Desire, and Drift

Cowboy Style: A Western Tale of Dust, Desire, and Drift

Trumpet Silhouette: A Symphony Of Fabric,  A Song Of The Body

Trumpet Silhouette: A Symphony Of Fabric, A Song Of The Body

Futuristic Style: When Design Becomes the Soul's Spacecraft

Futuristic Style: When Design Becomes the Soul's Spacecraft

Lingerie as Outerwear: Private Stitch Steps Into the Sun

Lingerie as Outerwear: Private Stitch Steps Into the Sun

Egyptian Style: Sacred Codes of an Eternal Civilization

Egyptian Style: Sacred Codes of an Eternal Civilization

Equestrian Style: Riding Her Horse Into Victory

Equestrian Style: Riding Her Horse Into Victory

Hip-Hop Style: Blinged-Out Dreams Born in the Bronx

Hip-Hop Style: Blinged-Out Dreams Born in the Bronx

Amish Style: Prayer-Woven Faith, Worn Like a Vow

Amish Style: Prayer-Woven Faith, Worn Like a Vow

Trapeze Silhouette: Touch Without Permission to Hold

Trapeze Silhouette: Touch Without Permission to Hold

Tiered Silhouette: Layers Linger, So Tender Breath Hovers

Tiered Silhouette: Layers Linger, So Tender Breath Hovers

Mermaid Silhouette: A Sacred Body Sculpted by Aquamarine

Mermaid Silhouette: A Sacred Body Sculpted by Aquamarine

Ballerina Silhouette: Grace in Restraint, Poise of Desire

Ballerina Silhouette: Grace in Restraint, Poise of Desire

80s Power Dressing: Women’s Ambition Outplayed Men’s World

80s Power Dressing: Women’s Ambition Outplayed Men’s World

Bell Silhouette: The Shape of a Sacred Chime

Bell Silhouette: The Shape of a Sacred Chime

Cocoon Silhouette: The Art of Being Wrapped, The Pleasure of Breaking Free

Cocoon Silhouette: The Art of Being Wrapped and Breaking Free

Disco: When Sparkle and Scandals Became Boogie

Disco: When Sparkle and Scandals Became Boogie

Minimalism: Returning to the Essence of the Sacred Bare

Minimalism: Returning to the Essence of the Sacred Bare

Preppy: Dazzles and Breaks Free, Elegant but Unruly, Scholarly but Revolutionary

Preppy: Elegant yet Unruly, Scholarly but Revolutionary

Punk: Raised on Rotten, Filthy Finger in Fashion’s Face

Punk: Raised on Rotten, Filthy Finger in Fashion’s Face

Boho-Chic: The Wild Style Woven by the Wind

Boho-Chic: The Wild Style Woven by the Wind

H-Line: The Discipline of Pure Proportion

H-Line: The Discipline of Pure Proportion

Grunge: When Grit, Glory, and Garments Gone Rogue, Not Polished, Not Sorry

Grunge: When Grit, Glory, and Garments Gone Rogue

Goth: Melancholy as the Muse, Darkness as the Thread

Goth: Melancholy as the Muse, Darkness as the Thread

Kitsch: Catch Me If You Can, Baby

Kitsch: Catch Me If You Can, Baby

I-Line: The Equilibrium of Beauty

I-Line: The Equilibrium of Beauty

Nautical: A Timeless Voyage Across the Sea’s Echoes

Nautical: A Timeless Voyage Across the Sea’s Echoes

Crowning Glory: When the Ballgown Takes the Throne

Crowning Glory: When the Ballgown Takes the Throne

Tropical: Isn’t an Escape, It’s the Ancestral Fever of Sun and Soil

Tropical: Isn’t an Escape, It’s the Ancestral Fever of Sun and Soil

Hobble Silhouette: A Wobble, a Contessa’s Walk into History

Hobble Silhouette: A Wobble, a Contessa’s Walk into History

The X-Line Snatches Waists, Souls, and Spotlights

The X-Line Snatches Waists, Souls, and Spotlights

[Front Row] - The Subtle Art Of Influence In Fashion

[Front Row] - The Subtle Art Of Influence In Fashion

The Peg-Top Silhouette: Hips Don’t Lie but They Certainly Tease

The Peg-Top Silhouette: Hips Don’t Lie but They Certainly Tease

When Shoulders First Went Naked: A Scandalous Love Affair Between Fashion and Exposure

When Shoulders First Went Naked: A Scandalous Love Affair

The Hourglass Silhouette: A Ritual of Supreme Seduction and Sovereign Femininity

The Hourglass Silhouette: Ritual of Supreme Seduction & Femininity

The A-Line Dress: A Whispered Promise of Elegance, Unfolding Through Time and Taste

The A-Line Dress: A Whispered Promise of Elegance Through Time

Breezy, Puffy, Cheeky: The Balloon Silhouette in Full Swing

Breezy, Puffy, Cheeky: The Balloon Silhouette in Full Swing

The Empire Dress: A Majesty of Grace, From Napoleonic Courts to Red Carpet Crowns

The Empire Dress: Majesty of Grace from Napoleon to Red Carpet

The Sheath Silhouette and its Art of Radiating Grace

The Sheath Silhouette and its Art of Radiating Grace