If you ever heard fruit salad, you would probably expect a bowl
of cut fruits with dressing, right? Or lets say if someone mentions
dope, you would probably imagine a highly inebriated teenager
lurking somewhere nearby. What if we tell you that if you were a
fashionista, these words would ring completely differently?Sounds
bizarre? Then it is time for a quick lesson in fashion buzzwords.
Heres a list of 15 fashion terms that will definitely help in
combating that blank look, the next time your fashionista friend
throws some jargon around.1. FeroshA combination of fierce and
ferociousness, this is a term popularized by Project Runways
Christian Siriano.Pronounced: Fe-rosh. Usage: The new collection at
Mango is absolutely ferosh!2. Boyfriend
Were talking clothes, ladies, clothes. Boyfriend is not limited
to only boyfriend jeans or blazers. It is defined as any style of
womens clothing that was modified from a corresponding mens
garment. They are often more unisex or looser in fit than most
womens garments, though still designed for the female form. The
origin of boyfriend fashion is literally borrowing and wearing ones
boyfriends clothes his band tees, his blazers, etc. Usage:
Absolutely love the boyfriend blazers Kim K sports!3. FlouShort for
fluorescent. Usage: Flou is so last season! Not to be confused with
flow.
4. Fruit SaladA cocktail of mixed prints that are big and bold.
Can also mean the use of fruit prints on apparel. Usage: The fruit
salad trend is not for the faint-hearted.
5. OutrSomething that is overdone, excessive or exaggerated. Can
also mean quirky and eccentric. Pronounced: O-tre. Usage: Lady
Gagas is known for outr sartorial choices and antics.6.
SwagAppearance, style or the way someone presents themselves. Is
also synonymous with being cool. Pronounced: Ss-wag, popularly an
exaggerated sssss-waaag and fist pump! Usage: So I just won two
tickets to the game. Swag!
7. SkortCombination of a skirt and shorts, usually with a flap
over the front to give the illusion of skirt up front, but divided
at the leg as shorts. Pronounced: S-kort. Usage: Because of the
comfort factor, skorts are very popular with female tennis
players.
8. Pop-Up ShopA pop-up shop is a venue that is temporary. The
trend involves popping up one day, then disappearing, anytime from
the next day to several weeks later. It can be a temporary
brick-and-mortar or online store. Usage: Pernias Pop-Up Shop was
one of the first stores to spark this trend in India.9. TrainwreckA
chaotic and disastrous situation. Usage: Neha walked into the
office, two hours late and looking completely like a trainwreck.10.
PruneA garment that is sewn poorly and looks like a shriveled-up
prune because the fabric is all wrinkly and crumpled. Usage: Sorry,
those pants are a prune, they do nothing for you!11. LookbookA
lookbook is a collection of photographs compiled to present a
model, a photographer, a style, or a clothing line. Lookbooks are
especially popular with fashion bloggers, who model looks in order
to give viewers ideas on how to style outfits. Usage: I can spend
hours on fashion blog lookbooks!12. DopeUsed to describe something
that is excellent. Usage: That outfit is dope!13. Hero
Its that one thing thats going to take your outfit from zero to
100. It could a statement clutch or a statement necklace. The hero
accessory is just another term for the seasons must-have item.
Usage: Statement necklaces are this seasons heroes, revitalizing
everything from dresses to white shirts!14. NormcoreIt is a unisex
fashion trend characterized by unpretentious, average-looking
clothing. The term combines the words normal and hardcore. Normcore
wearers are people who do not wish to distinguish themselves from
others by their clothing. Usage: Her style statement is so
normcore.
15. Trickle-Up TrendFashion trends that start on the street, and
make their way into high fashion. Usage:The punk-look of 1970s
spread in the fashion world like wildfire. Designers like Vivienne
Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier were known to use punk as their
inspiration, still seen on the runways today. Punk is the original
trickle-up trend.