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2. Janet Arnold - Wikipedia

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   Janet Arnold (6 October 1932 – 2 November 1998) was a British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author.She is best known for her series of works called Patterns of Fashion, which included accurate scale sewing patterns, used by museums and theatres alike.

3. Sheath dress - Wikipedia

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   In fashion, a sheath dress is a fitted, straight cut dress, often nipped at the waistline with no waist seam. [1] When constructing the dress, the bodice and skirt are joined together by combining the skirt darts into one dart: this aligns the skirt darts with the bodice waist dart. [2] The dress emphasizes the waist as its skirt portion is fitted.

4. Pattern (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Three patterns for pants (2022) Pattern making is taught on a scale of 1:4, to conserve paper. Storage of patterns Fitting a nettle/canvas-fabric on a dress form. In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled.

5. Dress - Wikipedia

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   A dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a one-piece outer garment that is worn on the torso and hangs down over the legs and is primarily worn by women or girls. [1] [2] Dresses often consist of a bodice attached to a skirt. Dress shapes and silhouettes, textiles, and colors vary.

6. Cheongsam - Wikipedia

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   As English loanwords, both "cheongsam" and "qipao" describe the same type of body-hugging dress worn by Chinese women, and the words could be used interchangeably. [5]The term cheongsam is a romanization of Cantonese word chèuhngsāam (長衫; 'long shirt/dress'), which comes from the Shanghainese term zansae.

7. Skirt - Wikipedia

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   Hobble skirt: A long and tight skirt with a hem narrow enough to significantly impede the wearer's stride. Kilt-skirt: A wrap-around skirt with overlapping aprons in front and pleated around the back. Though traditionally designed as women's wear, it is fashioned to mimic the general appearance of a man's kilt. Leather skirt: A skirt made of ...