The International Dictionary of Fashion
Price: $42.00
Category: Books: Apparel/Design
Essential fashion industry terminology in eight different languages. A pocket-size book containing
fabric names, design details, numbers, colors, fashion lingo translated to and from English.
Compiled by a team of native-speaking translators, languages include: Spanish, French,
Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Eight separate translation books combined into one invaluable edition!
Includes a list of more than 2,100 words and terms that the fashion design professional needs
when communicating with other countries.
Precise names of:
• style details;
• garment parts;
• fabrics;
• trimmings;
• notions;
• structural components;
• body parts;
• numbers;
• colors;
• sentences commonly used in fashion design, development and production. are included.
Using words and sentences, the dictionary should assist everyone in expressing exactly what
they intend, when it comes to apparel design and production.
It is the perfect companion for traveling to and communicating with international factories,
sample rooms, trade shows, sourcing agents and buyers. The volume is presented in a clear and
concise format and is easy to use. It is an ideal tool for fashion executives in understanding and
expressing themselves in foreign languages.