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Glossary of Fashion
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Charles James (1906-1978)
- Charles James (1906-1978) : Charles James refers to a fashion designers who was born in Sandhurst, England in 1906. Charles James began designing in the 1920's and in 1926, he opened a hat shop named "Charles Boucheron
Alberto Morillas
Alberto Morillas is an internationally celebrated Master Perfumer who was born in Sevilla, Spain in 1950. Morillas is self-trained in the art of perfumery. He has worked for FirmeniIncompatibility
Deutsch: Inkompatibilität / Español: Incompatibilidad / Português: Incompatibilidade / Français: Incompatibilité / Italiano: Incompatibilità
In the fashion context, incompatibility refers to the lack of harmony, suitability, or cohesion between different elements within clothing, accessories, or styling. This can include issues with materials, design aesthetics, sizes, or the mismatch of fashion items to specific settings, purposes, or consumer needs.
Sizeism
Deutsch: Größen-Diskriminierung / Español: Tallasismo / Português: Tamanhoísmo / Français: Discrimination par la taille / Italiano: Discriminazione delle taglie
Sizeism in the fashion context refers to discrimination or prejudice based on an individual's body size, often favouring certain body types while marginalising others. This can manifest in limited clothing options, unrealistic beauty standards, and exclusion of diverse body types from marketing, modelling, and design practices.
Damask
Deutsch: Damast / Español: Damasco / Português: Damasco / Français: Damas / Italiano: Damasco
Damask in the fashion context refers to a luxurious woven fabric characterised by intricate patterns created through a combination of different weaving techniques. Traditionally made from silk, but now also crafted from cotton, linen, or synthetic fibres, damask is valued for its elegance, durability, and reversible design, which displays a contrasting pattern on the reverse side.
Jacques Cavallier
Deutsch: Jacques Cavallier / Español: Jacques Cavallier / Português: Jacques Cavallier / Français: Jacques Cavallier / Italiano: Jacques Cavallier /
Jacques Cavallier is a Perfumer who was born in January 1962 in Grasse, the Perfume capital of France. Jacques Cavallier was to be immersed in the perfumery world very early on with a