Glossary

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Himation refers to the Greek mantle made from a rectangular piece of cloth, that was Draped in various elaborate ways.

It was a Greek outer garment usually worn over the left shou

Hip-huggers refers to a style of pants worn by both men and women, generally made of denim that are fitted tightly around the hips and thighs, while flaring out towards the lower leg.

Hipster refers to the style for skirts and trousers where the Waist band fits low on the hip rather than the waist. Hipsters is made popular in the 1960'ss where they were often worn

Hold Ups refer to stockings that have an elastic Top edge with a silicone grip inside to allow them to stay up without the use of a Suspender Belt or Garter Belt. Hold Ups give a sexi

Holland refers to smooth hard-wearing linen fabric.

Honey Water refers to a toliet water which was popular in France and England in the 18th century as a face lotion and known to apothecaries/drugstores as Aqua Mellis. There were seve

Hope refers to a Swedish fashion label which was founded in 2001 by Swedish duo Ann Ringstrand and Stefan Soderberg. The label Hope designs chic tailoring and casualwear with a bias

Hopsack refers to a fabric material created from cotton or wool that is loosely woven together to form a coarse fabric.