Calling clothes pieces

[Anonymous]

When did articles of clothing start getting called pieces? I’ve seen in resale pages on Facebook and on dcum. Why? Does it signify the clothing is more expensive?

[Anonymous]

I have a friend who talks this way. She's always going on about needing "a few fresh pieces for the Fall/Spring/Summer", or "pulling a few pieces for my trip".

she considers herself to be a "fashionista"

[Anonymous]

So we're doing this again? Picking a word and using it to trash a whole group of people who use it?


It would be so nice if you had something useful to contribute to the world, OP.

[Anonymous]

I hate "colorways".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So we're doing this again? Picking a word and using it to trash a whole group of people who use it?


It would be so nice if you had something useful to contribute to the world, OP.

I’m
Trying to understand why it’s used in the first place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So we're doing this again? Picking a word and using it to trash a whole group of people who use it?


It would be so nice if you had something useful to contribute to the world, OP.

yet here you are generalizing OP as a whole by saying they "don't contribute to the world". that's a lofty statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So we're doing this again? Picking a word and using it to trash a whole group of people who use it?


It would be so nice if you had something useful to contribute to the world, OP.

yet here you are generalizing OP as a whole by saying they "don't contribute to the world". that's a lofty statement.

OP started it.

The English language evolves faster than others because it's the language of new ideas and new technologies across the world. Word definitions are constantly in flux.

So what if someone calls at article of clothing a piece of clothing? So long as you understand the sentence, what's the issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate "colorways".

Oh, interesting. Is that making itself more in the mainstream? I'm very involved in the knitting community, where the different skeins are dyed in different colorways, but that seemed a bit technical for the maker. But I haven't seen that term used for clothing or outside of the maker community.

[Anonymous]

Neither of these bother me as much as the constant use of "price point." It's "price." Just price. You aren't discussing a location on a demand curve. You are talking about the cost.

[Anonymous]

If the price includes a comma, it becomes a piece

[Anonymous]

I used to work at a high-end boutique, and the owner always referred to things as "a boot" or "a pant." As in, "Larla, this customer is looking for a beige pant, preferable in linen or tropical weight wool. Can you assist her?" It was weird as hell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate "colorways".

Oh, interesting. Is that making itself more in the mainstream? I'm very involved in the knitting community, where the different skeins are dyed in different colorways, but that seemed a bit technical for the maker. But I haven't seen that term used for clothing or outside of the maker community.

I always thought the term was more of a British thing, although, of course, they spell it “colourways.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate "colorways".

Oh, interesting. Is that making itself more in the mainstream? I'm very involved in the knitting community, where the different skeins are dyed in different colorways, but that seemed a bit technical for the maker. But I haven't seen that term used for clothing or outside of the maker community.

It’s an industry term, not diy. Probably more closely related to print making, where the dye key is added in the margin for refrence. It’s been in use in the apparel industry for decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to work at a high-end boutique, and the owner always referred to things as "a boot" or "a pant." As in, "Larla, this customer is looking for a beige pant, preferable in linen or tropical weight wool. Can you assist her?" It was weird as hell.

Haha. "Piece" doesn't annoy me, but this does. I have two feet so I'm not looking for A boot.

[Anonymous]

I hate when QVC uses pants in the singular. They say things like: Today we are showing a pant. Huh?