What on Earth Are You Wearing?: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fashion
By Chloe Quigley, Daniel Pollock and Kat Macleod
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Chloe Quigley
Chloe Quigley is the co-creators of fashion forecaster Michi Girl and is the author of Like I Give a Frock. She lives in Australia.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5[Monday, August 19, 2013] I got this book yesterday as a gift to support my so-called talent in fashion. It's a gorgeous book filled with watercolor fashion illustrations.
[Wednesday, January 22, 2014] This is a fashion dictionary of sort. The illustration was fabulous, the words picked were very good, the explanation sucked, that's why I dropped a star, it was so cynical, mean, and ironic but not in a good way, and it didn't explain much.
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What on Earth Are You Wearing? - Chloe Quigley
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ANIMAL PRINT
Fabric print that turns any fifty-something bar-hopping Botox-loving single woman into an animal. Most animal-print wearers are not that fussy about the animal, as long as the result is horizontally satisfactory.
ACID WASH REFLUX DISEASE
First discovered in the early to mid-’80s, Acid Wash Reflux Disease (AWRD) affects nearly one in every four people. The disease is mainly caused when an acid-wash item re-enters a person’s life after years in remission. Symptoms include a burning sensation in the stomach, particularly when faced with an acid-wash jacket or jeans. Even old photos or being exposed to revived ‘80s fashion tragedies can cause immense discomfort. Most at risk are those born in the ‘70s who experienced acid wash the first time around. Even if a person has never worn acid wash before, it doesn’t mean they’re in the clear. Medical experts suggest if you’ve ever been to a Whitesnake or Bon Jovi concert, you should get tested immediately.
APPLIQUÉ
Lace, beading, sequins, rhinestones, you know, all that decorative stuff. Take some of these, add more, go on and on, and appliqué is what you have.
ALOHA SHIRT
The shirt favoured by American tourists that greets you loudly as it enters the room. ‘Aloha!’
ANORAK
A lesbian parka.
APRON DRESS
Some call it a pinafore, others call it a way to keep a wife at a sink.
APPAREL
The pretentious word industry folk use for clothes.
ARM WARMERS
Leg warmers worn by punks and Goths too subversive to dress like a sissy dancer.
ADJUSTABLE BACK
The ability to tuck back fat into the top of your togs.
ARMANI
The difference between Katie Holmes and Katie Holmes-Cruise.
ATTRACTIVE
A prerequisite for joining the fashion industry and the very reason why I am merely a bystander.
ACADEMIC DRESS
A really, really smart gown that has a better vocabulary than you do.
B
BERET
The beret originated in France around the same time baldness and oily hair were invented. And just like many other French words, it comes from the Latin word birretum, which literally means ‘just because you have a stupid floppy cap on your head we all know you’re bald.’ Recent studies show that 89% of non-French people would rather wake up with a spider on their head than a beret.
BLOOMERS
A modest undergarment intended to preserve the decency of Victorian women in the 1850s. Now sold