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Deutsch: Größen-Diskriminierung / Español: Tallasismo / Português: Tamanhoísmo / Français: Discrimination par la taille / Italiano: Discriminazione delle taglie
Sizeism in the fashion context refers to discrimination or prejudice based on an individual's body size, often favouring certain body types while marginalising others. This can manifest in limited clothing options, unrealistic beauty standards, and exclusion of diverse body types from marketing, modelling, and design practices.
Deutsch: Skateboarding / Español: Skateboarding / Português: Skateboarding / Français: Skateboarding / Italiano: Skateboarding
Skateboarding in the fashion context refers to a distinctive style and culture that emerged from skateboarding communities. It is characterised by casual, comfortable, and functional clothing designed for movement and durability. Over time, skateboarding fashion has influenced mainstream streetwear, blending elements of sportswear, punk, and urban aesthetics.
Deutsch: Skatewear / Español: Moda skate / Português: Moda skate / Français: Mode skate / Italiano: Abbigliamento skate
In the Fashion context, Skatewear refers to a distinct style of clothing that originated from skateboarding culture and has since evolved into a global fashion subgenre, deeply rooted in streetwear, youth identity, and countercultural aesthetics. Skatewear blends functionality and durability—needed for skating—with a casual, often rebellious style, making it both a performance-based uniform and a cultural statement.
Deutsch: Skizzieren / Español: Bocetado / Português: Esboço / Français: Croquis / Italiano: Schizzo
Sketching in the fashion context refers to the process of creating preliminary drawings or illustrations that represent ideas for garments or fashion collections. It is a vital step in the design process, allowing designers to visualise and refine concepts before producing actual prototypes. Fashion sketching often includes basic outlines, proportions, and details of Clothing items, often paired with annotations or notes about materials, patterns, and colours.
Deutsch: Fertigkeit / Español: Habilidad / Português: Habilidade / Français: Compétence / Italiano: Abilità
Skill in the fashion context refers to the specific abilities and expertise required to design, create, market, and manage various aspects of the fashion industry. These skills span a broad range of disciplines, from creative and technical proficiencies to business and Marketing expertise. Skills in fashion are essential for roles including designers, tailors, stylists, merchandisers, fashion marketers, and Retail professionals.
Deutsch: Skinhead / Español: Skinhead / Português: Skinhead / Français: Skinhead / Italian: Skinhead
Skinhead in the fashion context refers to a distinctive style associated with the skinhead subculture, which originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1960s. This style is characterized by a combination of workwear, military influences, and elements of ska, reggae, and punk fashion.
Deutsch: Rock (Kleidung) / Español: Falda / Português: Saia / Français: Jupe / Italiano: Gonna
A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs.
In the western world, skirts are usually considered women's clothing.. However, there are exceptions. The kilt is a traditional men's garment in Scotland and Ireland, and some fashion designers,, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, have shown men's skirts.