• Skin Types: Characteristics of the skin from oily to dry

• Skintone: Predominant visual hue in the surface of the skin

• Suede: Leather with a napped surface.

• Sueded: Fabric that has been napped (brushed) on one side to resemble

suede leather.

• Taffeta: A smooth yet crisp fabric with a sheen on it’s surface that is usually

used for eveningwear.

• Tailored: A clothing style designed with predominantly straighter lines

• Target Market: A group of potential customers fitting a specific profile

• Tasseled Loafer: A moccasin-style slip-on shoe with a broad flat heel and a

front tassel

• Temperature: Warm hues (red, orange, yellow) cool hues (blue, violet,

green)

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• Tertiary Hues: Created by mixing a primary and secondary hue. Their names

are hyphenated and begin with the primary color used to identify the mixture

• Texture: Surface quality of something such as fabric

• Tinted: White added to the hue

• Toasted: Brown added to the hue

• Trend: Colors, fabrics, prints and silhouettes favored by the world’s leading

fashion designers which are copied and reinterpreted for the mass market

• Triadic: Three hues equidistant apart on the color wheel

• Triangle/Pear Silhouette: A term describing a body silhouette resembling

the geometric shape of triangle

• Tweed: A sturdy, rough wool fabric with dots of colour created by dyed fibers.

• Value: relative degree of lightness or darkness of a hue

• Velveteen: A cotton pile fabric with a very short, dense pile.

• Verbal Communication: Words, tempo, tone and inflection used to

communicate an idea

• Voice Inflection: Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice

• Voice Tempo: Speed at which you talk

• Voice Tone: The pitch of the voice whether high or low

• Wardrobe Evaluation: The process of deciding what works in a wardrobe,

what does not work and why

• Wardrobe Neutral: Dulled muted tones such as navy, burgundy, brown, tan,

ivory, taupe, olive, teal or plum that coordinate easily

• Wardrobe: A larger group of clothes and accessories serving all the needs of

the individual

• Washed: The hue has been thinned with water