Menswear
Terms used in menswear design, tailoring and retail.
10 terms
- Athleisure
- Clothing that combines sportswear features with styles intended for everyday wear.
- Bespoke
- Made for an individual customer; in tailoring, cut from a pattern created specifically for that person.
- Cravat
- A length of fabric worn around the neck and tied or arranged as neckwear.
- Houndstooth
- A pattern of broken checks with pointed corners, often seen in contrasting light and dark colors.
- Made-to-measure
- Making a garment by adjusting an existing pattern to a customer's measurements.
- Piqué
- Fabric with a raised texture, such as small ribs, cords or a honeycomb-like surface.
- Prêt-à-porter
- French for ready-to-wear: clothing made in standard sizes and offered ready for purchase.
- Ready-to-wear
- Clothing made in standard sizes and offered ready for purchase.
- Seersucker
- A fabric with alternating smooth and puckered areas, often arranged in stripes.
- Tailoring
- Making, shaping and fitting garments, including suits and coats, as well as altering finished clothing.