Of course, we love Project Runway! Now that the season is well in and episode 5 is coming up, we all have had time to find our favourites! Is it too early to call a winner? My favorite person never wins, and I’ve never heard of the designers once they leave… However - I wanna […]

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Lesson 7:
Resort collection, is when fashion houses show a swim or a party collection made specially for the holiday season. These collections are also called Holiday collections or Holiday resort collections. 
 

Lanvin Resort collection 09 

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Lesson 6:
Pre-collection, just as the name reveals, a pre-collection presents a smaller quantities of clothes a couple of months before the traditional pret-a-porter weeks. It can either be a pre-autumn or a pre-spring collection. 
 
 
Alexander Wang pre-fall 

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Lesson 5:
Fashion Collection is grouping of garments composed for the upcoming season within a line under a particular brand. Collections is the basic commercial building block.
 
 
Luella Bartley Fashion collection 

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Lesson 4:
Line, a designer may also have a few lines to that is suitable for different target markets. Many designers have one under-line in better prices. A line is a separate label under the main collection. There might be a second line, a third line, a sport line or a base line.  I’m sure you’re […]

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Lesson 3: 
Capsule collection, is a collection with only a few pieces, often between 6-12 pieces that can be combined to about 20 outfits. Designers often creates these as a one time special edition lines like Matthew Williamson for H&M. Difference between a capsule wardrobe is that a capsule wardrobe may contain clothes from different designers. […]

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Lesson 2:
Haute Couture and Pret-a-Porter, Haute couture is the most luxurious in the fashion industry and is produced by fashion houses in Paris and is also shown in the French city twice a year during Haute Couture weeks. Pret-a-porter, also called ready-to-wear, is mass produced designer wear and is often made in large quantities. New […]

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Lesson 1:
Cruise collection, a holiday collection intended for cruise passengers. Sometimes called a Bridge collection, because it comes out between seasons. 
 

Gucci Cruise collection 09 

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