1. Posh
   Chichi
2. Vogue
   Haute couture

Often regarded as high-end fashion, haute couture is exclusive custom-fitted clothing produced by the world's leading fashion houses. These are the items often highlighted during fashion week each year by brands such as Brock Collection, Michael Kors Collection and Oscar de la Renta.

1. Gym Chic
   Athleisure
2. Yoga Fashion
   Sport Style

With a growing concern for health and fitness in today's society, athleisure wear is a trend that, while designed for workouts, is often found in other settings such as the workplace, school and casual social gatherings. Who hasn't rocked leggings or yoga pants while running errands?

1. Ancient
   Passé
2. Gauche
   Tacky

Most people would agree that there are some trends that should never return to see the light of day. In the fashion industry, a style that's behind the times and past its prime would be referred to as being passé.

1. The bridge
   Sidewalk
2. Plank
   Catwalk

Also known as a runway, the catwalk is a narrow flat platform used by models to present high-fashion items. During fashion week, you'll see big names such as Shalon Harlow, Shanelle Nyasiase and Gisele Bundchen strutting their stuff.

1. Sabrina
   Cowl
2. Queen Anne
   V-neck

A regal cut that features a collar in the back and a dipped neckline, this style is most often seen nowadays in wedding dresses. It was originally seen back in the 1700s, and the style was popularized by Queen Anne of Britain, hence the name.

1. Micro
   Mini
2. Maxi
   Midi

Skirts are a versatile part of any wardrobe, as they can be worn bare-legged in summer and with brightly colored leggings in the winter months. While short skirts have been around dating back to 5400 B.C., they became recognized as a fashion trend starting in the 1960s.

1. Box
   Stitched-down
2. Accordion
   Knife

Not sure what a pleat is? It's a fold in a garment created by doubling the fabric over itself and stitching it together at the top or the side. Pleats can be used as both a design element as well as for functionality and ease of movement.

1. Leg-of-mutton
   Corn on the cob
2. Turkey leg
   Lollipop

These gigantic sleeves, which balloon at the shoulders only to tapper to a tight fit at the elbow, were named after their unusual shape and were highly fashionable in the 1820s. While the fashion died out by 1837, it's seen a comeback in recent years.

1. A-Line
   Mermaid
2. Ballgown
   Empire

A-line, when referring to dresses or coats, generally means that it is fitted from the shoulders to the hips and widens from the hips down to the hemline, although for some designers, it can be used to describe something that widens from the shoulders to the hem, ignoring the torso.

1. Trench coat
   Duster
2. Peacoat
   Parka

Though it was initially popularized by sailors in the 1720s, the modern renditions of this coat have been taking the world by storm. Often characterized by a short length, broad lapels and double-breasted buttons, trench coats have become immensely popular all over the world today!

1. Boning
   Gore
2. Harem
   Ruche

There can be quite the controversy as to what exactly ruching means in the sewing community. While some state that a strip of fabric that is gathered or pleated down both sides and is inserted into a garment is considered ruching, others have a stricter interpretation and argue that it's only ruching if it's gathered or pleated down the center.

1. Gauchos
   Capri pants
2. High waters
   Sailor pants

They were briefly in style during the 1970s, and the name for these pants come from a style once worn by South American pampas cowboys in Argentina and Uruguay.

1. Panda
   Frog
2. Crocodile
   Butterfly

No one is quite sure how this design got its name, but it's indeed referred to as a frog in the fashion industry. Before this design turned ornamental, it was used to describe a looped device used to hold a weapon or tool more than 300 years ago.

1. Prêt–à–porter
   Bespoke
2. Haute couture
   Vamp

Decidedly French, "prêt–à–porter" refers to clothes that would be considered "off-the-rack" or ready to wear. These are the items anyone could pick up in a department store and are mass-produced.

1. The length from armpit to waist
   The diameter of your thigh
2. The inside of the pant leg
   The length of a skirt

When someone goes in for a fitting and the seamstress measures a person's inseam, they determine the length from the crotch to the bottom of the leg. Petite-size pants often will have an inseam up to two inches shorter than the average pair of pants.

1. Asymmetrical design
   A-Line
2. Bob design
   Sheath

One of the world's rising trends in the fashion industry is asymmetry. From one-shouldered tops to shifted triangle sandals, this trend is the go-to style for those who gear to be bold, edgy and 'new.'

1. Cotton
   Silk
2. Denim
   Corduroy

Denim is most commonly known as a material known used in the creation of jeans. Jeans were created in 1873 by Jacob Davis and Lvi Strauss in efforts to supply miners with pants that would be more durable.

1. Crop top
   Tube top
2. Bandeau
   Tanktop

While similar to the tube top, a bandeau is a more narrow version that wraps around a woman's bust. Halle Berry was one of the first to fuel this trend when she wore a bandeau with matching pants to the MTV Video Music Awards.

1. Sequin
   Embroidery
2. Buttons
   Applique

Applique is when pieces of fabric in varying shapes and patterns are sewn or adhered into a larger piece of fabric to form an overall picture or pattern. It's usually utilized as decoration.

1. Edgestitch
   Seam allowance
2. Finish seams
   Grade seam

Seam allowance can often affect not only how fabric pieces fit together but also how the garment will hang on an individual. Depending on what a stylist is going for, a seam allowance can be anywhere between 1/4" and several inches wide.

1. Hemmed
   Pleated
2. Bustled
   Stitched

Originally, a bustle was a padded undergarment used to add shape to the back of a woman's dress. Nowadays, while bustling can add that shape, it's more practically used to pin up the train of a dress.

1. Woven
   Knit
2. Macramé
   Puffed

The macramé style comes from an Arabic weavers term meaning "fringe" in the 13th century, where the fringe was originally used to help keep the flies off the animals in the hot desert.

1. Empire
   Basque
2. Natural
   Dropped

The empire waist style emphasizes one of the narrowest points on a woman's body and is excellent for shorter women. The raised waistline helps to create the appearance of added height.

1. Deep V
   Cowl
2. Bateau
   Portrait

There is no overstating the significance of a flattering neckline when searching for the perfect dress or top. This universal neckline helps to elongate the neck and add depth to any look!

1. A thick, coarse yarn
   A triangular-shaped belt buckle
2. An eco-friendly rayon
   A pleated back dress

Made from dissolving pulp, rayon was first developed in North Carolina back in 1972. Soft, absorbent and resistant to wrinkles, it's no surprise that Lyocell would be more expensive to produce than cotton or viscose rayon.

1. A dress with a plunging neckline
   A dress with a ruffled hem
2. A dress with a cutout design
   A dress with simple, straight lines

No woman's closet is complete without a shift dress. Typically featuring little to no embellishment, this elegant, understated style is perfect for the minimalist in all of us and is perfect for summer.

1. A small woven hat
   A small decorative case
2. A thin-banded braided ring
   A thin no-show sock

Hitting the scene in the 1930s, the minaudière was a dainty accessory meant to replace the use of a purse. They're typically only big enough to hold a few small items, and they often have metallic finishes and are sometimes detailed with semi-precious stones.

1. Tooth
   Hand
2. Foot
   Head

The hand is fabric quality, unsurprisingly named so because we asses this without hands. Determining a fabric's hand is a combination of factors including physical, physiological and psychological.

1. Fabric
   Hem
2. Endcap
   Point final

While there are many different styles of hems that vary in complexity, the most common hem folds up a cut piece of fabric, folds it again and then sews it down. The depth of a hem often will depend on the style a stylist is trying to achieve.

1. A type of weaving that results in a V-shaped pattern resembling the skeleton of a herring
   A particular style that is popular for a short or long period of time
2. The way a particular garment hangs or fits on the body
   A fancy way of explaining someone۪s clothing, style or manner of dress

Sometimes confused with a chevron pattern, the herringbone is a distinctive V shape that breaks its pattern at the reversal. Often called HBTs, the fabric was used in uniforms by several militaries during and after WWII.

1. Jersey
   Velvet
2. Lycra
   Yoke

The yoke fits around the neck and shoulders or around the hips of a garment, and the pattern is used to provide support and aids in regulating the fullness of a garment. This style was first seen on bodices in the 1880s.

1. A type of silk
   A tie-dye technique
2. A style of lace
   A shoe style

Dating back to the 8th century in Japan, shibori is a manual resist-dyeing technique. While there is an unlimited number of ways that one can bind fabric to create patterns, the Kanoko shibori is the style that most Westerners would refer to as tie-dye.

1. Peplum
   Tulip pleat
2. Virago sash
   Draped puff

While the peplum’s height of popularity was in the 1940s and '80s, it was around long before then. Appearances of this unique silhouette date as far back as ancient Greece when the Grecians wore an outfit called a peplos. The Peplos was a long tube of fabric, draped and tied at the waist and then cinched again to create the peplum shape.

1. A flatform sandal
   A wool-lined boot
2. A shoe with a canvas upper and rope sole!
   A moccasin-style slip-on shoe

Dating back to 1322, the term "espadrille" is French but comes from "espardenya" in Catalan, or "alpargata" and "esparteña" in Spanish. Both terms refer to a type of shoe made with esparto, which is a tough, wiry Mediterranean grass used in making rope.

1. Armscye
   Juliet
2. Pagoda
   Magyar

Armscye, sometimes pronounced "Arm’s Eye," is a Scottish term in origin and refers to the armhole opening in a garment where the sleeve is joined. When measuring the armscye, the length is the total length of the edge and the width is the distance across the hole at its widest point.

1. A short, fluttery sleeve
   A sleeve that covers just the top of the arm
2. A cape-like batwing sleeve
   The top portion of this sleeve flares from the sleeve head toward the wrist.

Different from set-in sleeves, dolman sleeves are usually cut as a single piece. Full and roomy, the sweeping sleeve has been used for women's clothing since around 1910.

1. Asymmetrical hem
   Handkerchief hem
2. Blind hem
   Scarf hem

Asymmetric hems are created from fabric panels of different lengths sewn together to create a hem with several corners that hang down as points. The hem resembles a handkerchief (hence the name) that is held by the center so that its corners hang down as points.

1. A formal hat
   A-line coat style
2. A style of lace
   A gathered piece of fabric

In sewing, a furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment. It has often also been referred to as ruffle, frill or flounce.

1. Gingham
   Paisley
2. Plaid
   Checkerboard

Paisley has been a popular pattern in fashion for years, especially following the hippie-inspired styles of the '60s and '70s. It's been having a resurgence of late with brands such as Saint Laurent, Burberry and Gucci adopting paisley.

1. Foam
   Tulle
2. Crinoline
   Batting

Crinoline was originally made popular in the 1860s as a structured petticoat used to enable skirts to spread out more fully. These skirts were hazardous in the past, at risk of catching fire or being caught in wagon wheels and machinery. The style still prevails today as designers find ways to recreate the silhouette in ways that are both fashionable and comfortable for the modern woman.