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Alexander Wang refers to the American fashion designer who won the 2008 CFDA Award. He has an American-Chinese family heritage, but a native Californian as he was born and raised in

Alfred Dunner refers to the leading manufacturer of moderately-priced ladies coordinated sportswear for the fashionable, mature woman. Alfred Dunner which is located in New York, USA

Alice Band refers to a band worn accross the front of the top of the head holding hair from the face. Named after Alice in Alice in Wonderland from Lewis Carroll's classic book Throu

Allen B. Schwartz refers to a designer and the founder and Design Director of A.B.S.

Allen B. Schwartz began his adventure into the fashion world at the age of 16. Schwartz moved

Alligator Skin refers to a reptile, specifically, alligator hide with a wide, squared or boxed pattern or print. Alligator Skin is also refered to as "Crocodile Skin" or "Mock Croc" f

Deutsch: Legierung / Español: Aleación / Português: Liga metálica / Français: Alliage / Italiano: Lega

Alloy refers to a mixture of two or more metals.

Alpaca refers to an Alloy that is made of approximately 60\% copper, 20\% nickel and 20\% zinc, with 5 \% tin. It is often used as a substitute for silver and is found in many Mexican des

Alpina Watches International is a Swiss manufacturer of wrist watches based in Geneva, Switzerland. Alpina began in 1883 when Gottlieb Hauser, a Swiss watchmaker, founded the Swiss Wa