Women’s wear

Tops
• A top is clothing that covers the upper human
body from the neck to the waistline, especially
that of women
• Tops are sometimes as short as mid-torso, and
as long as mid-thigh.
• Starts with a neckline and finishes off with a
hemline.
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Wrap Sarkar/FDDI/NOIDA Tunic
Top

DVF
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Neckerchief Top
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Spaghetti top
Cami/
camisole
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Halter Neck Funnel neck

Top Top
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Peasant blouse

Tank top
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Strapless top

Cropprd top
T Shirt Sweat Shirts
 Button Downs

Party Tops
 Formal Shirts

Printed Shirts Stripes Shirts Solid Shirts

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Skirts
• A garment which hangs from the waist and
covers all or part of the legs.
• a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a
single piece of material but most skirts are fitted
to the body at the waist and fuller below, with
the fullness introduced by means of , gores,
pleats, or panels.
• The hemline of skirts can be as high as the upper
thigh or as low as the ground
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Basic Types- based on silhouette

• Straight skirt, a tailored skirt hanging straight from the hips and
fitted from the waist to the hips by means of darts or a yoke; Full
skirt, a skirt with fullness gathered into the waistband
• A-line skirt, a skirt with a slight flare, roughly in the shape of a
capital letter A
• Pleated skirt, a skirt with fullness reduced to fit the waist by
means of regular pleats ('plaits') or folds, which can be stitched flat
to hip-level or free-hanging
• Circle skirt, a skirt cut in sections to make one or more circles
with a hole for the waist, so the skirt is very full but hangs smoothly
from the waist without darts, pleats, or gathers
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SKIRTS

Fitted Skirt Pleated Skirt Wrap over Skirt A- line Skirt

Circular Skirt Trumpet Skirt Gored Skirt

Formal Skirts Straight Skirt

Pencil Skirt
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Suit Skirt

Box Pleated Skirt

 Casual Skirts

Tiered Skirt Wrap Skirt

Gored Skirt

Printed Skirt Cargo Skirt

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A hobble skirt is a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's
stride, thus earning its name.
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A Broomstick Skirt is a type

of light-weight skirt that is
characterized by its amount of
fabric and "wrinkly" or
"crinkled" look
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Skort= Shorts+ Skirt

They are distinguished from trousers or shorts by a fuller cut at the bottom (hem)than at
the waist.
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The kilt is a traditional garment of Scotland typically worn by men.

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Dresses
• A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt
with an attached bodice or with a matching
bodice giving the effect of a one-piece
garment.
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Different basic dress shapes are:

Shirtwaist
Sheath
Shift
Jumper dress or Pinafore dress
Sundress
Tent

Types of dresses based on the occasion:

Day
Evening/ Formal
Party
Work Wear
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Famous Dresses
• Chanel's little black dress(1920s and on)
• Dinner dress, a semiformal dress worn when fashionable people "dressed
for dinner" (men in tuxedos or dinner jackets, even at home) formal wear
for coronations
• Evening gown or formal, a long dress for formal occasions
• Ball gown, a long dress with a full, sweeping, or trained skirt for dancing
• Cocktail dress, a semiformal party dress of the current street length
(1950s and sporadically popular since) an ankle-length, often ruffled, day
dress of printed calico, cut like a Victorian nightgownn, popularized by
designer Laura Ashley (late 1960s-1970s)
• Work wear
• Prom dress
• Wedding dress
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Shirtwaist a dress with a bodice (waist) like a tailored shirt

and an attached straight or full skirt
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Shift a straight dress with no waist shaping or seam

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Sheath, a fitted, often sleeveless dress, often without a waist seam

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Jumper dress or Pinafore dress is a sleeveless dress intended to be

worn over a layering top or blouse. Jumper dresses exist for both summer
and winter wear.
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Sundress is an informal
sleeveless dress of any
shape in a lightweight fabric, for
summer wear.
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Tent a dress flared from above

the bust, sometimes with a yoke
(1960s, renewed popularity after
2005)
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Cocktail
Work wear dress
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Little Black
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Bubble dress Halter dress

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Pants
• An outer garment covering the lower half of the
body, encasing each leg separately
• In North America, pants is the general category
term, and trousers refers, often more formally,
specifically to tailored garments with a
waistband and (typically) belt-loops and a fly-
front.
• In most parts of the United Kingdom, trousers is
the general category term, and pants refers to
underwear.
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Kinds of Trousers/ Pants:
• bellbottom trousers, bellbottoms — trousers with legs that flare; worn
by sailors
• Breeches,knickers — trousers ending above the knee
• chinos — trousers made with chino cloth
• cords, corduroys — cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth
• jean— close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually in the
plural)
• jodhpur, jodhpur breeches, riding breeches — flared trousers ending
at the calves; worn with riding boots
• long trousers, long pants — trousers reaching to the foot
• pajamas, pyjamas — lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern
countries
• pedal pusher, toreador pant — snug trousers ending at the calves;
worn by women and girls
• short pants, shorts, trunks — trousers that end at or above the knee
• slacks— (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear
• stretch pants — trousers made of a stretchy fabric
• sweat pants — loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes
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Sweatpants

Jeans
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Capri

Stretch Pants
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BOTTOMS

Shorts

  Bermudas
                     

                                 
Capris

Straight cut Pants

Formal Trousers

Flat front St.Leg Trouser Tapered trouser Wide leg Trouser

Formal Suits

A formal suit can be worn with a skirt or a trouser.

Casual Trousers/ Shorts

Shorts Capri Pants Bermudas

 Ethnic Wear - Women’s
Lehenga- Choli Suit

Saree Kurta
 Ethnic Women’s Wear
• Ethnic wear comprises 75% of the total women’s wear market,
• This category offers a unique blend of comfort and fashion to the
consumer making it the preferred apparel for most occasions.
• Although sarees have the largest share of 53% within the segment,
the salwar kameez category will be the primary driver of its growth.
• The salwar-kameez category contributes almost 38% to the overall
• ethnic wear market
• The preference for salwar kameez and sarees is a regional choice; in
northern regions of India, it is the preferred apparel for both regular
and festive occasions as it has been a traditional garment across
generations while other regions also prefer sarees for special
occasions.
• While the Tier I cities tend to be strongly governed by a traditional
usage of the sari, the ethnic wear category is increasingly becoming
the category sought as it offers both convenience and conformity.
Contd.
• Ready-to-wear (RTW) has a greater presence in the organized
sector in comparison to Ready-to-stitch (RTS).
• Consumers are increasingly seeking convenience, comfort, and
style from the ethnic wear segment and this trend seems to be
driving the growth of modern formats, the organized sector, and
Ready-to-wear
• The increasing number of women within the working force,
coupled with the keen desire to experiment, leads to an increase
in the acceptance of contemporary ethnic wear with trendy and
comfort elements.
• Key trends of mix-and-match fashion, vibrant prints, minimalistic
embroidery, comfort at smart pricing, and easy accessibility are
visible across India.