eBook - ePub
What on Earth Are You Wearing?
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fashion
- 144 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
What on Earth Are You Wearing?
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fashion
About this book
Every fashionista worth her Louboutins cares as much about a book's outfit as she does about its content. This purse-sized encyclopedia dons a cloth cover stamped with shimmering silver foil and a satin-ribbon page marker. Alongside vibrant illustrations, a team of fashion forecasters defines more than 285 terms from acid wash to zebra ("fatigues are really just exhausted clothes") and answers sartorial quandaries ("What do I do when I've bought a genuine 'Channel' handbag in Hong Kong?"). Equally snarky and stylish, this insider's guide is sure to be on all of this season's best-dressed lists.
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Yes, you can access What on Earth Are You Wearing? by Chloe Quigley, Daniel Pollock, Kat Macleod in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Design & Fashion Design. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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SEQUINS
Whatâs not to love about a sequin? Shiny, colourful, little, shiny, lightreflecting, did I say shiny? Oh, but use sparingly on clothes.
SCANTIES
Friend of Fundies.
SEERSUCKER
A fabric with a dull, crinkled surface. Most often worn by dull, crinkled people.
SHRUG
A small and indecisive jacket.
SHAPE ENHANCER
If I said âwaist nipperâ then you would know what this is. Or girdle. Or tummy tucker. Or fat redistribution. Or honey-baked ham.
SHEER TO THE WAIST
This phrase is used to describe stockings which are see-through to the waist. Does anyone wear stockings that go higher than the waist?
STRING BIKINI
For good bums only, whichever way you split it.
SHELF BRA
Imagine your boobs with a nice curved little shelf under them. Shelf bras are sometimes called balconette bras. I guess this depends on the size required. For example, I would never fill a balcony.
SHIMMY
1) A shortened version of chemise.
2) The action made by a curvy lady who wants somethinâ from her man.
SHORTS
There is a three-inch spot between the bottom of the knee cap and mid-calf where the line is drawn between long shorts and short longs. Short longs are to be avoided.
SHELL
A plain, usually sleeveless top. Often puffy. Wearing one makes you a hero. If youâre a turtle.
SLIP
An undergarment to ensure others canât see your undies through your dress. Not something you would ever admit to owning, but actually very handy. A bit like a Dustbuster.
SILK
If you lived in a cave and I told you that my beautiful silk dress was made by a team of worms, you would make me a deity. All hail Queen Michi, Ruler of the Worm!â
SHEEN
Fabric exhibiting notable sheen. The shinier version of Estevez.
SHIRRED
1) Gathered.
2) Drunk 007: âShaken, not shirred.â
SNAP CROTCH
The crotch of a garment that opens and closes with pressstuds or Velcro. âExcuse me, Javier, while I rip the pubes out of my snap crotch.â
SUSPENDER THONG
Remember Borat?
SKORT
Once upon a time a mommy skirt met a daddy short and had a baby. Perhaps they should have terminated this pregnancy.
SHEEPSKIN
Ask Pamela Anderson.
SAP GREEN
A strong yellow green. More poetic than snot green but essentially the same thing.
SCARLET
Bright red. Euphemism for slutty.
Dear Michi,
I am, so my friends say, larger than life. As such, I have a problem with economy seats on airplanes, because my heavy hips donât fit between the armrests.
Youâre a classy ladyâsurely you can tell me how to flutter my lids in such a way as to land me in first class. Otherwise maybe you can suggest some sort of position that would allow me to squeeze my cuddly self into a teeny-weeny economy seat.
Oh Michi, youâre my last hope.
Love...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
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- About the Author
- Copyright