Conceptos Basicos / Basic Concepts

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