this was an interesting site but very Anglo-centric. Some American museum
curator needs to chime in with the American terms for many of those items.
For instance: the British term "braces" for men's suspenders was there and
the British term "Suspender belt" was there for a woman's garter belt.
Both things that most Americans would need a translator for (and who knows
what English as a Second Language speakers would need).
Anyone with good language skills and time on their hands could probably give
them some input for American costume vocabulary.
6. FYI- Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume
> (david webb)
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> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:55:47 -0500
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> Subject: [h-cost] FYI- Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing
> Costume
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> I wondered if others might find this interesting:
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> http://www.mda.org.uk/costume/vbt00e.htm
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> Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume, ICOM International
> Committee for the Museums and Collections of Costume
>
> It's broken down by men's and women's clothing, etc. and includes basic
> line drawings. A bit basic, but if your mind goes blank trying to think
of
> a clothing term, it could be useful sometime.
>
> Sheridan Alder
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