Glossary
The following will, when finished, be a glossary of fashion- and board-related terms. Until this page is complete some terms may be added without descriptions.
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| Avant-Garde | An experimental or innovative outfit. |
| Cop | Obtain/Purchase |
| cp | common projects |
| Dadcore | Common insult. Refers to poorly-fitted and often stylistically conservative classic menswear. The kind of clothes a dad would wear. |
| Fit | Outfit |
| Fuccboi | A meme word. It is used for general disparaging; compare "faggot" and "plebeian" however without classist or homophobic connotations. A useful catch-all for fuccbois which are pissing you off. |
| Goodyear Welt | The Goodyear welt process is the traditional method for the manufacture of men's dress shoes, taking its name from the inventor who devised the original machine to replace the earlier completely hand sewn method. The benefit of a dress shoe which is made using the Goodyear welt construction is that the shoe can be resoled repeatedly, giving the shoe a lifespan of years, sometimes even decades. Some claims towards added ventilation have been made as well but there are no proven studies comparing the breathability of different shoe construction methods. Most probably the materials play the largest part in the ventilation issue.
Essentially, the upper part of the dress shoe is shaped over the last and fastened on by sewing a leather, linen or synthetic strip (also known as the "welt") to the inner and upper sole. As well as using a welt, a thread is used to hold the material firmly together. The welt forms a cavity which is then filled with a cork material. The final part of the shoe is the sole which is attached to the welt of the shoe by some combination of stitching along the edge of the welt and sole, and a high strength adhesive like contact cement or hide glue. The Goodyear welt is highly regarded for a number of reasons including being relatively waterproof by not allowing water to get into the insole due to the welt-sole construction, the relative ease in which the sole can be replaced, and the fact that the shoe can last up to 20 years or longer depending on the treatment and condition of the upper. (from Wikipedia) |
| Gothninja | Avant-garde; styling that is monochrome (mostly black). |
| Heroin Chic | "A nihilistic vision of beauty that is reflective of drug addiction." Wikipedia |
| HY | Hitler Youth haircut |
| ilu | i love ugly |
| Inspo | Inspiration |
| KTT | Kanye To The |
| Mall-tier | Adjective meaning "frequently appears in malls" or "looks like clothing you would find in a mall". This word has a negative connotation. |
| m8 | Mate |
| MFA | Male Fashion Adivice, a Reddit board. |
| Moc toe | Moccasin stitch toe. A type of shoe design where there is a seam running around the top of the shoe. |
| nextlvl | Literally "next level"; before something's time; can refer to the term avant-garde. |
| Patrician | A person with very fine taste; somebody that is dressed exceptionally well. |
| Piece | An article of clothing; pieces make up a fit. |
| Plebeian/Pleb | A person without taste; somebody that is not well-dressed. |
| Qt 3.14 | Cutie Pie. From π(pi) ≈ 3.14. One may frequently see other variations of pi used (e.g. "Qt 22/7"). |
| Raw or Raws | Denim that has not been washed or artificially distressed. |
| SF | Referring to StyleForum. |
| Sufu | Referring to the superfuture forum. |
| SZ | Referring to the forum StyleZeitgeist. |
| w2c | "Where to cop?" or "Where can I buy this?" |
| WAYWT | "What are you wearing today?" |
| Y-3 | Yohji Yamamoto's Y-3 collection |
