Flared sleeve
Aangeknipte mouw
A sleeve that forms one part with front and back. This loose-fitting sleeve is cut from one piece with the body. The two variants are the bat sleeve and kimono sleeve.
Wrinkling
Aanrimpelen
When a wider piece of fabric is sewn to a narrower piece of fabric and small pleats appear, we call this wrinkling.
Piping
Afbiezen
Sewing a piping, often made of satin, around the edge of a fabric which prevents fraying of the fabric. It is a beautiful, effective but fairly thick and expensive finish of fabrics. Like the green lining in the picture.
Lace pattern
Ajourbreisel/patroon
Knit with openings regularly spread over the fabric by using a special knitting technique. Also called eyelet.
Briefcase
Aktetas
Is usually used for transporting documents.
A-line
A-lijn
A lining for clothing that is narrow at the top and shoulders and runs down in a loose fitting.
Alpaca
Alpaca
The wool of a lama maintained in the culture from Peru. Alpaca is shiny and brown to black in color. Alpaca is also the tissue that is wholly or partly manufactured from alpaca wool. If this tissue has yarns of viscose it's also called 'soie de laine'.
Alpino
Alpino
French beret that has conquered the world.
Angisa
Angisa
A angisa is a in a special way folded hairband or headscarf.
Angora
Angora
Hair of the angora rabbit. It is also the soft furry fabric made of angora hair / wool. Please note that the hair of an angora goat is called mohair.
Anorak
Anorak
A heavy coat down to the hips that is padded or lined with fur. The jacket has a hood, snaps or velcro closure and strings that you can pull to tighten the sleeves and collar. Is pulled over the head.
Applique
Appliqueren
Fabric or clothing provided with appliqué.
Argyle
Argyle
This pattern comes from the tartan of the Scottish Clan Campbell.
Ascot tie
Ascot tie
The tie scarf is also called plastron (usually light solid colors), ascot or polo. The ascot has two equally strong ends, at the polo the wide end is pulled through a loop.
Attache
Attaché
A box-shaped bag which is usually made of leather with a hinged frame, which opens up into two compartments.
Aviator
Pilotenbril
Lieutenant General John MacCready of the US Army decided to design a special aviator. In 1929 Bausch & Lomb was asked to develop sunglasses that protects against sun rays. The company came up with an aviator perfectly sunlight managed to stop.
Evening wear
Avondkleding
Term used to describe a certain dress code. Men wearing either a suit or a tuxedo. Women can choose for a long or short evening dress.
Babushka
Babushka
A Russian peasant scarf tied at the neck or under the chin.
Babydoll
Babydoll
Originating sleepwear consisting of a short loose-fitting vests, and a small balloon-like or shorts. Also in transparent version with spaghetti straps.
Ballerina
Ballerina
Is a kind of shoe that looks like a ballet shoe but is not meant for it.
Balloon(sleeve/skirt)
Ballon(mouw/rok)
A set-in sleeve in a long, spacious blouse and is connected to the wrist by a machete, a rubber band or string. Whit the balloon skirt, the upper fabric at the seam are folded inwardly and usually wrinkled stitched to the liner so that it puffs.
Pleated trousers
Bandplooibroek
Loose-fitting trousers with creases that are stitched into the top of the pants with the waist band with it. This creates more space on the upper leg.
Bb diamond
Bb ruitje
A fine diamond pattern named after Brigitte Bardot, the French film star who wore a plaid dress in 1959 in the film Voulez-vous danser avec moi? We often see the diamond back in fashion in pink-white, red-white, blue-white or yellowwhite.
Bermuda
Bermuda
Trousers with legs just on or just below the knee. In the bottom of the pipes are sometimes arranged slits.
Pipe
Bies
Strip substance as finishing or decoration is a garment. Also, the strip forming the side seam of the black trousers of a suit or smoking covering sheet band. Like the green lining in the picture.
Black Tie
Black Tie
Black tie means that Mr wearing a tuxedo. A tuxedo is a two-colored or black suit with shiny lapels, a pleated shirt and socks in the color of the shirt or jacket. The pant has shiny piping along the seams. You can complement the tuxedo with a bow tie and a white pocket square, this is a cloth which is folded into the breast pocket of the jacket. Among the tuxedo was wearing black, slippery shoes. The women wear a long evening gown. A long skirt may possibly. Hand cleaning is medium length and cleavage is small.
Blazer
Blazer
A loose and straight fitting jacket with a sporty appearance in one color. A blazer has three patch pockets, one (single breasted) or two (double breasted) rows of metal buttons; the garment may be combined with various trousers.
Blend
Blend
The mixing of different fibers in a single thread.
Blind or concealed clasp closure
Blinde sluiting of verdekte sluiting
A closure in which the buttons or zipper in the closed position are not visible; they are concealed with fabric.
Blind hem
Blinde zoom
An invisible hem which use blind stitch. The chain stitch is elastic but it is easy to pull.
Blootwol
Blootwol
The wool of the skin of slaughtered sheep. Blootwol is generally shorter and usually of lower quality than wool that is shaved from a sheep that is alive.
Blouse
Blouse
A top for women, combined with a skirt or trousers. Most blouses have a row of knots center front, cuffs, and optionally a breast pocket.
Bomberjack
Bomberjack
A bomber jacket is a jacket originally developed in the 50s and 60s as clothing for pilots of the US Air Force and US Navy. Bomber jackets are from the outside usually black or olive. Inside they have a lot of lining to keep the wearer warm in cold temperatures at high heights. The lining is often orange. In the event of an emergency landing, the pilot could carry the jacket inside out, to stand out more. A bomberjack usually has a lining of down or other material, and through-stitched seams so that the soft padding is divided.
Board
Boord
Collar of a shirt or sweater, also the reinforced edge of a ladies stocking.
Bootcut
Bootcut
Trouser connected up and is running out from the knees wider. Due to the extra space, the carrier can easily boots (boots) under wear.
Boat neck
Boathals
A neck opening extending from shoulder point to shoulder point.
Borsalino
Borsalino
A trilby often made of felt, rabbit or hare hair.
Boucle yarn
Bouclegaren
A yarn with tabs, obtained during the twisting. The loops caused by an extra supply of one of the yarns.
Boyfriendjeans
Boyfriendjeans
Jeans that are a bit more down, baggy and wider with a lower cross. The pants are always too long, and have rolled-up cuffs. The jeans look as though they could be your boyfriends.
Knitting
Breisel
A substance obtained by laying in the loops of at least one wire, or a system of parallel wires. Compared to a fabric is knitted porous, elastic and produce faster, but it is less rigid, shrink earlier and the risk of laddering is great.
Breton sweater Mariniere
Bretonse trui Mariniere
Sweaters The Bretons owe their emblematic stripes jersey to the French Navy. Or more precisely, to Napoleon III, who wanted an end to the rather eclectic mix of uniforms on board the French fleet. A decree of March 27, 1858 submitted for each grade fixed the shirt. For the sailors (and their Brittany had quite a few) came by a new sweater knitted from strong cotton, the ecru stripes 2cm wide were interspersed with dark 1 cm. (This is still the pattern for true Breton stripe sweater.) That stripes incidentally had not it beautiful. Sailors said that a drowning man with a striped sweater was easier to find back the waves.
Trouser suit
Broekpak
Multipart ladies garment consisting of trousers and a jacket
Broque
Broque
Men's shoe with holes.
Buffalo
Buffalo
Platforms
Width bust / cms
Bustewijdte/bovenwijdte
A measure of the bust size measured under the arms over the nipples.
Bustier
Bustier
A bra-like straitjacket of woven fabric.
Button down
Button down
Is a designation for a type shirt in which the collar is fastened by buttons on the shirt.
