Fashion & Personal Adornment, IVO-PIN
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.
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Ivory
Ivory, variety of dentin of which the tusk of the elephant is composed and which is prized for its beauty, durability,......
Jacobs, Marc
Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer known for translating youth subcultures, music, street style, and other......
jade
jade, either of two tough, compact, typically green gemstones that take a high polish. Both minerals have been......
jadeite
jadeite, gem-quality silicate mineral in the pyroxene family that is one of the two forms of jade (q.v.). The more......
jasper
jasper, opaque, fine-grained or dense variety of the silica mineral chert that exhibits various colours. Chiefly......
Jeans
Jeans, trousers made from a durable twilled cotton fabric, principally denim. The terms jeans and denim are often......
jet
jet, a dense, fine-grained, compact variety of subbituminous coal, or lignite. It is coal-black in colour and has......
jewelry
jewelry, objects of personal adornment prized for the craftsmanship going into their creation and generally for......
- Introduction
- Metalwork, Craftsmanship, Design
- Design, Craftsmanship, History
- Egyptian, Craftsmanship, Precious Metals
- Etruscan, Ancient, Craftsmanship
- Medieval, Craftsmanship, Adornment
- Craftsmanship, Materials, Design
- 18th Century, Craftsmanship, Adornment
- Non-Western, Cultures
- Indian Craftsmanship, Precious Metals, Gems
- Native American, Beadwork, Craftsmanship
Johnson, Beverly
Beverly Johnson is an American model who in the 1970s was the first Black woman to appear on the cover of numerous......
Jones, Grace
Grace Jones is a Jamaican singer, model, and actress whose striking androgynous appearance and avant-garde fashion......
Kajikawa Family
Kajikawa Family was a group of Japanese lacquerware artists whose school in Edo (now Tokyo) flourished for more......
Karan, Donna
Donna Karan is an American designer who is internationally acclaimed for the simplicity and comfort of her clothes.......
Kashmir shawl
Kashmir shawl, type of woolen shawl woven in Kashmir. According to tradition, the founder of the industry was Zayn-ul-ÊżÄbidÄ«n,......
Kawakubo, Rei
Rei Kawakubo is a self-taught Japanese fashion designer known for her avant-garde clothing designs and her high-fashion......
Keckley, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Keckley was an American dressmaker, author, and philanthropist who purchased her and her sonâs freedom......
Keeler, Christine
Christine Keeler was an English model who, as one of the central figures in the Profumo affair, contributed to......
keffiyeh
keffiyeh, headdress typically made of cotton and traditionally worn by men in parts of the Middle East. The black-and-white......
khirqah
khirqah, (Arabic: âragâ), a woolen robe traditionally bestowed by Sufi (Muslim mystic) masters on those who had......
Kilt
Kilt, knee-length skirtlike garment that is worn by men as a major element of the traditional national garb of......
Kimono
Kimono, garment worn by Japanese men and women from the HakuhĆ (Early Nara) period (645â710) to the present. Derived......
Klein, Calvin
Calvin Klein is an American fashion designer whose name became synonymous with minimalist design and provocative......
Klum, Heidi
Heidi Klum is a German American supermodel, television personality, and businesswoman who hosted Germanyâs Next......
Kohl
Kohl, fine black powder traditionally used as eye makeup in various cultures since ancient times. It has been associated......
Kravitz, Zoë
Zoë Kravitz is an American actress and director known for portraying multifaceted, quietly powerful women in a......
kyanite
kyanite, silicate mineral that is formed during the regional metamorphism of clay-rich sediments. It is an indicator......
labradorite
labradorite, a feldspar mineral in the plagioclase series that is often valued as a gemstone and as ornamental......
Lagerfeld, Karl
Karl Lagerfeld was a German fashion designer and photographer best known as the creative power behind the modern......
Lai, Jimmy
Jimmy Laiâs life has been defined and bookended by the actions of the Chinese Communist Party. As a boy, his family......
Lakshmi, Padma
Padma Lakshmi is an Indian-American fashion model, television personality, and author best known for her role as......
Lalique, René
René Lalique was a French jeweler and glass designer during the early 20th century whose creations contributed......
lapis lazuli
lapis lazuli, semiprecious stone valued for its deep blue colour. The source of the pigment ultramarine (q.v.),......
Laroche, Guy
Guy Laroche was a French couturier known for designing elegant fashions at moderate prices. From 1949 Laroche trained......
Lauren, Ralph
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer who, by developing his brand around the image of an elite American......
lavaliere
lavaliere, ornament hung from a chain worn around the neck. The lavaliere, which came into fashion in the 17th......
Lip ring, lip plug, and lip plate
Lip ring, lip plug, and lip plate, objects, usually ring-shaped, inserted into the lips to alter their shape, used......
Loden coat
Loden coat, jacket of Tyrolean origin, made of loden cloth, which was first handwoven by peasants living in Loderers,......
Loincloth
Loincloth, usually, a rectangular piece of cloth draped around the hips and groin. One of the earliest forms of......
Louboutin, Christian
Christian Louboutin is a French fashion designer who is best known for his high-end shoes, which are identifiable......
LâOrĂ©al
LâOrĂ©al SA is the worldâs largest developer, manufacturer, and seller of commercial and professional hair, beauty,......
Macintosh, Charles
Charles Macintosh was a Scottish chemist, best known for his invention in 1823 of a method for making waterproof......
Mackie, Bob
Bob Mackie was an American costume designer noted for his extravagant and inventive style, characterized by meticulously......
Mackintosh
Mackintosh, waterproof outercoat or raincoat, named after a Scottish chemist, Charles Macintosh (1766â1843), who......
Madden, Steve
Steve Madden is an American shoe designer who founded Steven Madden, Ltd., a manufacturer of moderately priced......
Magatama
Magatama, chiefly Japanese jade ornament shaped like a comma with a small perforation at the thick end; it was......
makeup
makeup, in the performing arts, motion pictures, or television, any of the materials used by actors for cosmetic......
malachite
malachite, a minor ore but a widespread mineral of copper, basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2. Because of its......
Mama Cax
Mama Cax was a Haitian American advocate for people with disabilities and a model with a rising career. She is......
Mantle
Mantle, cloak fashioned from a rectangular piece of cloth, usually sleeveless, of varying width and length, wrapped......
Mask
Mask, a form of disguise or concealment usually worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person......
McCartney, Stella
Stella McCartney is a British fashion designer known primarily for her fur-free and leather-free apparel as well......
McQueen, Alexander
Alexander McQueen was a British designer known for his groundbreaking clothes, shocking catwalk shows, and precise......
Miller, Lee
Lee Miller was an American photographer, Surrealist artist, and model. She might have been known primarily as the......
miter
miter, liturgical headdress worn by Roman Catholic bishops (including cardinals, archbishops, and popes) and abbots......
Miyake, Issey
Issey Miyake was a Japanese fashion designer who was known for combining Eastern and Western elements in his work.......
Mizrahi, Isaac
Isaac Mizrahi is an American fashion designer who is known for provocative clothing designs as well as for his......
Moccasin
Moccasin, heelless shoe of soft leather, the sole of which may be hard or soft and flexible; in soft-soled moccasins,......
Mola
Mola, type of embroidered womanâs outer garment, worn as part of the blouse by the Kuna Indians of the San Blas......
moonstone
moonstone, gem-quality feldspar mineral, a mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicate, (K,Na)AlSi3O8, that shows......
morganite
morganite, gem-quality beryl (q.v.) coloured pink or rose-lilac by the presence of cesium. It is often found with......
Moss, Kate
Kate Moss is a British fashion model whose waifish figure, understated beauty, and seemingly effortless personal......
mother-of-pearl
mother-of-pearl, hard organic substance forming the iridescent inner layer of several mollusks, as well as the......
Muff
Muff, in wearing apparel, usually cylindrical covering of fur, fabric, feathers, or other soft material, with open......
Mustache
Mustache, hair grown on the upper lip. Since antiquity, the wearing of mustaches, like beards, has reflected a......
Nadelman, Elie
Elie Nadelman was a Polish-born sculptor whose mannered curvilinear human figures greatly influenced early 20th-century......
Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, Union of
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), North American trade union formed in 1995 by the......
Negligee
Negligee, informal gown, usually of a soft sheer fabric, worn at home by women. When the corset was fashionable,......
nephrite
nephrite, a gem-quality silicate mineral in the tremoliteâactinolite series of amphiboles. It is the less prized......
Nestor, Agnes
Agnes Nestor was an American labour leader and reformer, remembered as a powerful force in unionizing women workers......
Netsuke
Netsuke, ornamental togglelike piece, usually of carved ivory, used to attach a medicine box, pipe, or tobacco......
Nose ring
Nose ring, ornament inserted through different parts of the nose for personal adornment and used sometimes to signify......
Obi
Obi, wide sash or belt made of satin or a stiff silk material, worn since ancient times in Japan to secure the......
onyx
onyx, striped, semiprecious variety of the silica mineral agate with white and black alternating bands. Onyx is......
opal
opal, silica mineral extensively used as a gemstone, a submicrocrystalline variety of cristobalite. In ancient......
orb
orb, emblem of royal power, usually made of precious metal and jewels and consisting of a sphere surmounted by......
orient
orient, the faint play of colours on the surface of a pearl...
Ortega, Amancio
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish fashion executive and founding chairman (1985) of the Spanish clothing merchandiser......
Pajamas
Pajamas, loose, lightweight trousers first worn in the East, or a loose two-piece suit consisting of trousers and......
pao
pao, wide-sleeved robe of a style worn by Chinese men and women from the Han dynasty (206 bcâad 220) to the end......
Parka
Parka, hip-length, hooded jacket traditionally made of caribou, seal, or other fur, worn as an outer garment by......
parure
parure, matched set of jewelry consisting of such pieces as earrings, bracelet, brooch, necklace, and ring. By......
paste
paste, heavy, very transparent flint glass that simulates the fire and brilliance of gemstones because it has relatively......
Patola
Patola, type of silk sari (characteristic garment worn by Indian women) of Gujarati origin, the warp and weft being......
pearl
pearl, concretion formed by a mollusk consisting of the same material (called nacre or mother-of-pearl) as the......
pendant
pendant, in jewelry, ornament suspended from a bracelet, earring, or, especially, a necklace. Pendants are derived......
Peplos
Peplos, garment worn by Greek women during the early Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods (i.e., up to about......
Perfume
Perfume, fragrant product that results from the artful blending of certain odoriferous substances in appropriate......
peridot
peridot, gem-quality, transparent green olivine in the forsteriteâfayalite series (q.v.). Gem-quality olivine has......
peristerite
peristerite, iridescent gemstone in the plagioclase (q.v.) series of feldspar minerals. The name (from Greek peristera,......
Peruke
Peruke, manâs wig, especially the type popular from the 17th to the early 19th century. It was made of long hair,......
Petasos
Petasos, wide-brimmed hat with a conical crown worn in ancient Greece. The petasos worn by men had a rather low......
Petticoat
Petticoat, in modern usage, an underskirt worn by women. The petycote (probably derived from the Old French petite......
phenakite
phenakite, rare mineral, beryllium silicate, Be2SiO4, used as a gemstone. Phenakite has long been known from the......
Philo, Phoebe
Phoebe Philo is a British fashion designer who developed a loyal following with her modern yet wearable wardrobe......
Phrygian cap
Phrygian cap, soft felt or wool conical headdress fitting closely around the head and characterized by a pointed......
Pilati, Stefano
Stefano Pilati is an Italian fashion designer who was the creative director (2004â12) at the storied house of fashion,......
Pileus
Pileus, close-fitting, brimless hat worn by the ancient Romans and copied from the Greek sailorâs hat called the......
pin
pin, the small, pointed and headed piece of stiff wire used to secure clothing or papers. In mechanical and civil......