Fashion & Personal Adornment, VUI-ZUC
Looking to make a statement without ever saying a word? Fashion designers know that clothing and accessories can speak volumes about the wearer, affecting both how the wearer is perceived by others and how the wearer perceives of him- or herself. The fashion industry has become a multibillion-dollar global enterprise devoted to the business of making and selling clothes; it thrives by being diverse and flexible enough to gratify any consumer's desire to embrace or reject fashionability, however that term might be defined.
Fashion & Personal Adornment Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Mary Edwards Walker was an American physician and reformer who is thought to have been the first female surgeon......
wampum, tubular shell beads that have been assembled into strings or woven into belts or embroidered ornaments,......
Vera Wang is an American fashion designer, best known for her elegant and sophisticated wedding dress and haute......
warbonnet, eagle-feather headdress worn by some members of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains as indicators......
watch fob, short ribbon or chain attached to a watch and hanging out of the pocket in which the watch is kept;......
Vivienne Westwood was a British fashion designer known for her provocative clothing. With her partner, Malcolm......
In some cultures, pants have been common garments worn by women for centuries or millennia. This was not the case......
Here’s a question for makeup users and nonusers alike: Would you believe that philosophers once determined makeup......
In many societies the color white has long been associated with purity and virtue, and that is one reason why some......
Coins? Matches? Lipstick? Flash drives? Gold nuggets? The tiny pocket on jeans likely has been used for all of......
Ask anyone who is learning English as a second language what they think the most-maddening oddity of the language......
wig, manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise,......
Pharrell Williams is an American musician who was involved in a number of pop hits as part of the producing team......
wimple, headdress worn by women over the head and around the neck, cheeks, and chin. From the late 12th until the......
Charles Frederick Worth was a pioneer fashion designer and one of the founders of Parisian haute couture. In 1845......
Jason Wu is a Taiwanese-born fashion designer known for his sophisticated and well-crafted creations. In the early......
yashmak, long, narrow face screen or veil traditionally worn in public by Muslim women. The yashmak can consist......
yukata, comfortable cotton kimono decorated with stencil-dyed patterns usually in shades of indigo, worn by Japanese......
Zendaya is an American actor, singer, and dancer who first gained fame for comedic roles on the Disney Channel......
zipper, device for binding the edges of an opening such as on a garment or a bag. A zipper consists of two strips......
zircon, silicate mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4, the principal source of zirconium. Zircon is widespread as......
zoot suit, a flamboyantly styled men’s suit consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and......
zucchetto, small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy. The zucchetto is often worn on its own, as well as under......