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Costume (jewellery)

Category: Accessories
Costume jewellery is an imitation of its luxurious, genuine counterpart. Instead of fine metals and stones, materials such as plastic, brass, etc. are...
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Cotton

Category: Fabrics, Embellishments, Textures, Prints
Cotton is the most common, widely-used fabric. The fibres used can be found around the seeds of the cotton plant. These fibres are then harvested and...
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Cowboy

Category: Accessories
A hat that is creased or pinched on the top of the head, with a medium-sized, firm brim that curves upward around the ears. This style originated in the...
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Crochet

Category: Fabrics, Embellishments, Textures, Prints
Crochet is interlocking loops and / or stitches done with yarn and a hook to create fabric. It can be used as a trim or to make an entire garment....
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Cropped

Category: Clothing
Cropped pants are pants made of any material that are of an abbreviated length. A cropped shirt is a shirt that falls anywhere above the navel....
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Crusher

Category: Accessories
The cousin of the bucket hat; it has a fitted, head-covering portion like the bucket, but has a smaller, firmer brim....
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Cuff

Category: Accessories
A wide bracelet, sometimes worn higher up on the arm. Cuffs come in two varieties—gold, silver or another metal with a small opening for the wrist, or...
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Cuffed

Category: Clothing
A cuff is a section of fabric that is folded up around the bottom hem of pants or shorts and sewn into place, or just left folded....
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D'Orsay

Category: Footwear
The upper of the D'Orsay shoe has a material section for the toe and for the heel, but nothing in between....
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Denim

Category: Fabrics, Embellishments, Textures, Prints
Denim is a twill-woven cotton fabric. The sturdy cotton fibres are an indigo blue yarn and gray or mottled white yarn. There is much debate as to the...
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