A Glossary of Fashion Terms to Know
How to Be Cultured Menu Fashion Agrafe “The French word for ‘staple.’ In fashion it refers to a small hook-and-eye fastening. A classic couture detail to close something so perfectly that you don’t see any fastenings.” Appliqué, Intarsia and Jacquard A knit swimsuit with butterfly intarsia from Azzedine Alaïa’s fall 1991 show. Guy Marineau/Condé Nast…

