highlikefashion:

Homage: The best known and most obvious. Rip-off. As in, “Emanuel Ungaro’s ruffled homage to Yves Saint Laurent was spot-on.” See also, “Inspiration”.

Inspiration: The desperate recourse of a designer who has still not come up with any ideas two weeks before the…

My favorites:

Witty: So gimmicky even Timmy Mallett would balk at wearing it. As in, “A certain Italian label’s take this season on French coquettes, replaced with striped t-shirts, petticoates and berets, was wonderfully witty.”
Very editorial: Excellent for outre fashion shoots but utterly unwearable in the real world. As in, “So-and-so’s collection of dresses made of plastic inner tubing was so editorial. Fabulous for the mag, bollocks to consumers.”
Very commercial: Boring but will undoubtedly sell by the bucketload. As in, “A certain new York designer’s collection based on black trousers was predictably commercial.”
Daring: Unwearable, e.g., “A certain British designer’s collection of balloon clothes was excitingly daring.”
Biscuit/Putty/Sand/Taupe/Nude: Beige.
Ivory/Snow/Virginal/Oyster: White
Cherry blossom/Blush/Flush: Pink.
Cappucino: Brown.
Dove grey: Again, an unusual choice of reference point as I always thought doves were white. But maybe fashion people are just colourblind which would, at least, explain the enduring appeal of Pucci.
Pop of colour: Some colour in an otherwise dull outfit, e.g. “Sharon Stone livened up her LBD with a pop of colour from her red belt.”

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