No se si les habrá sucedido que ustedes leen una entrevista de un diseñador o ven una revistan y se encuentran con conceptos que son muy usados en el mundo de la moda y que no sabemos que son realmente como por ejemplo Avant garde, Prêt-à-porter o Haute
Couture, así que he decidido que empecemos por culturizarnos con algunos de estos conceptos basicos:
1.Prêt-à-porter: es una expresión francesa que significa
textualmente «Listo para llevar». Se refiere a las prendas de moda producidas
en serie con patrones que se repiten en función de la demanda; es por tanto la
moda que (con diferentes calidades y precios) se ve en la calle a diario. Aun
así, hay también un prêt-à-porter de lujo producido por numerosas firmas de
máximo prestigio, como Yves Saint Laurent y Chanel. Es inevitable contraponer
este término al de Alta costura (Haute couture), ropa hecha a medida por
grandes modistas, y, con bastante frecuencia, de diseño exclusivo.
2.Haute Couture:se refiere a la creación de ropa a la medida de cada cliente. Se
trata generalmente de atuendos fabricados con tela de alta calidad y precios
elevados, cosida con atención al detalle y a su acabado. En ocasiones puede
considerarse también como un tipo de arte fino, a la misma altura que la
escultura, la pintura, la música, etc.
3.Avant garde: vanguardista es la persona o diseñador que siempre va mas adelante en el tiempo.
I don`t know if this scenario sounds familiar to you: you are reading a designer`s interview or you are looking at a magazine and you find yourself wondering what is the meaning of some of the words your are looking at like Avant garde, Prêt-à-porter orHaute Couture...... well here are the answers:
1.Prêt-à-porter: often abbreviated RTW; is the term for
factory-made clothing, sold in finished condition, in standardized sizes, as
distinct from made to measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a particular
person's frame. Off-the-peg is sometimes used for items which are not clothing,
such as handbags.
Ready-to-wear
has rather different connotations in the spheres of fashion and classic
clothing. In the fashion industry, designers produce ready-to-wear clothing
intended to be worn without significant alteration, because clothing made to
standard sizes fits most people. They use standard patterns, factory equipment,
and faster construction techniques to keep costs low, compared to a custom-sewn
version of the same item. Some fashion houses and fashion designers produce
mass-produced and industrially manufactured ready-to-wear lines, while others
offer garments that, while not unique, are produced in limited numbers.
2.Haute
couture :(French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" or
"high fashion") refers to the creation of exclusive
custom-fittedclothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer,
and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with
extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable
seamstresses, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques.
"Couture" means dressmaking, sewing, or needleworkand is also used as
a common abbreviation of haute couture and refers to the same thing in spirit."Haute"means
elegant or high. An haute couture garment is made specifically for the wearer’s
measurements and body stance.
3.Avant-garde: from French,
"advance guard" is a French term used to refer to people or works that are experimental or
innovative,
particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.
Avant-garde
represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status
quo, primarily in the cultural realm.
Referencias / References
Avant-garde
definitions. Dictionary.com. Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Haute
Couture, Its Meaning and Role in Fashion Today - Fashion-Era
