STYLOREPEDIA
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à la
in the manner or style of (someone or something)
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accentuate
make more noticeable or prominent
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aesthetics
pertaining to beauty, art and taste
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B
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batsuit
the costume of DC Comics's fictional superhero Batman
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bohemian
often termed 'Boho chic', is a fashion and lifestyle choice characterised by its unconventional and free-spirited essence
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C
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colour psychology
Colour psychology is the study of how colours affect human behavior, emotions, and perceptions.
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E
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empire waistline
empire line is a style in clothing in which the dress has a fitted bodice ending just below the bust, rather than at the natural waistline, giving a high-waisted appearance
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enclothed cognition
the systematic influence that clothes have on the wearer's psychological processes. The term was coined by Hajo Adam and Adam D. Galinsky
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ensemble
a complete costume of harmonising or complementary clothes, footwear and accessories
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finesse
refinement or delicacy
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garms
clothes/garments
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hue
The hue is what we call in color theory a pure pigment. It's a pure color without the addition of any tint or shade (without any white or black pigment).
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L
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little black dress
The little black dress (LBD) is a black evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel.
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peplum
a peplum is a short strip of fabric that flounces out from the waistline of a shirt, jacket, skirt, or dress
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S
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sartorial
relating to tailoring, clothes or style of dress
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silhouette
the overall outline shape of the clothed fashion figure
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style icon
a person who has been influencing fashion choices over the years and is very well known as being highly fashionable.
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subculture
a group of people who have a particular interest in or a relationship to a topic, lifestyle, political ideology or a piece of media
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tapered
becoming gradually thinner, narrower, or smaller toward one end
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tone
a tone is defined as any hue or mixture of pure pigments that only has gray added in it.
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torso
torso length is the distance between the top of the shoulder to the top of the hip bone.
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trendy
a specific style in fashion or entertainment that is considered hip or popular during a certain point in time