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| September 22, 2010 | Dictionary to describe clothes like whorts, cardigowns, treggings | |
London: The changing fashion trend is seeing a number of new styles with new names coming up, which have left most shoppers baffled as to what exactly they are buying. To ease customers' confusion, department store
Debenhams has decided to release a dictionary, as it feels no one understands
the plethora of new descriptions and phrases emerging from the fashion industry.
Some of the terms and meanings included in the dictionary are cardigown (a long
cardigan, belted like a dressing gown), whorts (thick, woolly winter shorts worn
over tights), mube (a maxi tube dress) and treggings (leggings that look like
trousers). "It's now easier to understand Sanskrit than some of the words commonly
used by commentators within the fashion industry to describe garments," the Daily
Mail quoted Debenhams spokesman Lizzie Singleton as saying. "Shakespeare managed
to accurately describe the entire human condition using simple English, so we're
certain the fashion industry can do the same to describe a pair of trousers. "It's
virtually a secret language, designed solely for fashion experts and people who
spend every day reading fashion magazines," Singleton added. Other words in the
dictionary are skorts (skirt-like shorts, or culottes), shoots (something in between
a shoe and a boot), mandals (sandals for men), meggings (male leggings) and mace
(male lace).
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