Caban
Caban
A type of coat. Without Saint Laurent, we probably did not have a caban coat. In 1962 he translated the coat to an elegant ladies jacket. It was originally part of the British Royal Navy uniform.
Cameo
Camee
A medallion with a round or oval design. It's made of embossed carved stone with layers of different colors.
Cashmere
Cashmere/Kasjmier
An extremely fine, soft hair type, from the cashmere goat. The short bristles are light in weight and expensive. Cashmere is mainly used for precious scarves or - mixed with fine wool - fabrics for ladies. Also written as cashmere.
Casual
Casual
A casual outfit is somewhat simpler, everyday clothing. It is a counterpart to the official clothing such as uniforms and suits. Casual clothing is unlike formal attire and focused on comfort, convenience and taste of the wearer. When talked about dress code, casual means leisurewear.
Padding
Capitonneren
The stitching or adding buttons of thick, composite fabric that is used for heat-insulating clothing.
Capri
Capri
A three-quarter pants named after the sunny Capri in the Mediterranean. Has tapered leg and at the bottom often a vertical split.
Hoodie
Capuchon
Head covering which forms a whole with the outerwear; sometimes it can be buttoned off or it can zip off.
Cardigan
Cardigan
A long cardigan in a rough knit, without collar, with long sleeves, and patched front pockets. A cardigan reaches until the hips.
Catsuit
Catsuit
Tight top clothes, made of stretch material and worn from the neck down to the ankles.
Belt
Ceintuur
Belt that is worn around the waist.
Changeant
Changeant
A fabric with reflection effect, caused by the use of warp and weft yarns in different colors.
Chatelaine tas
Chatelaine tas
Precursor handbag.
Screed side
Chappe zijde
Silk yarn which consists of relatively long fibers of natural silk 8-20 cm.
Chenille yarn
Chennille garen
An effect yarn with excellent yarn ends which arise through a special weaving or knitting technique. The chenille yarn has the appearance of a caterpillar.
Chiffon
Chiffon
A soft, thin fabric made of hard twisted filament yarn, is often used for scarves, skirts, dresses, and blouses.
Chino
Chino
Cotton trousers with pleats and slightly narrower tapered leg, is usually worn with rolled legs.
Circle skirt
Cirkelrok
A skirt that if you lay it flat, it forms a circle.
Cloqué
Cloqué
A collective name for substances with a wrinkled appearance.
Clubmaster
Clubmaster
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Clutch
Clutch
Small handbag.
Cocktail
Cocktail
The men wear dark suits and ladies a short on the calf or knee falling, elegant dress.
Turtleneck
Coltrui
A sweater with a rolled collar
Cool-wool
Cool-wool
A thin, lightweight worsted suit fabric of 100% wool.
Corduroy
Corduroy
Fabric with wide longitudinal ribs, formed by the open pile threads.
Confection
Confectie
Clothing for the general public, which is made in large quantities making it affordable.
Dart
Coupenaad
A dart ensures a good section of a garment and is mainly used for tailored garments and to obtain the proper curve for the bust. A seam that connects an incision. Also called sucon.
Crackle
Craquelé
A fabric with inserted irregular pleats.
Ombre
Dégradés/Delavé
Is a term for substances that are painted or printed in descending colors. The colors are full color down to a similar but lighter shade.
Denim
Denim
'Denim' comes from the French 'serge de Nimes "(settlements from Nimes, a city in the south of France). Later they spoke of "de Nimes", which soon became 'denim'. This very strong, herringbone cotton fabric was first produced for the herdsmen of the Camargue. Nowadays one uses this fabric for jeans trousers. Denim is very strong and has a high tear and abrasion resistance. It is skin-friendly and has good moisture absorption. Denim can be worn both in summer and in the winter. Really indigo denim gives color every wash off.
Derby
Derby
Mens shoes.
Doctor's bag
Dokterstas/visitetas
An elongate leather bag with flat bottom and equipped with a metal closure clip.
By bottoning
Doorknoopsluiting
A closure which is located right in front of it is located or arranged asymmetrically, and extends from collar, neck-line or shoulder to the bottom on the garment.
Double-breasted
Double-breasted
A closure on the jacket with the two vertical rows of buttons. The right front plug on the left front on the right-buttons-row.
Popper
Drukknoop
A push-button always consists of two mutually associated parts that snap together in accordance with the male-female principle. The upper part and lower part may also be each of which again may comprise two parts, between which a layer of fabric is clamped. The visible side of the upper part can look like a decorative button.