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    Weisel, Heidi

    Heidi Weisel is an American designer. The special feature of her evening dresses is the combination of cashmere with silk and organza.

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    Wonderbra

    A brassiere. Created in 1963 by the Canadian fashion designer Louise Poirier, it made its official debut in 1994 in the United States, revolutionizing the world of lingerie. The Wonderbra enhanced a woman’s cleavage with its special push-up system. It…

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    Wintour

    Anna (1949). Editor-in-chief of Vogue America. Born in London. She began her career in 1970 as a fashion editor for Harpers Queen. In 1976, she moved to the United States to became fashion editor for Harper’s Bazaar. After a time…

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    Wrap around

    Used by Coco Chanel, these are glasses with broad, curved arms, clinging close to the head. They came into fashion as sports sunglasses at the end of the 1990s.

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    Wash and Wear

    All fabrics that, whether made from synthetic fibers or subjected to special treatments, can be washed and then dry rapidly, with no need of ironing.

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    Wallace shirt

    A polo-neck men’s shirt, in cotton or in wool, with a short central line of buttons. It was commonly used in the nineteenth century as an item of underwear, but it took its name from the Hollywood actor Wallace Beery,…

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    We

    Swedish brand of streetwear. It was the creation, in 1999, and almost as a game, of a gropp of five young men who were passionately involved in skateboarding and snowboarding, and it reflected their aesthetic and functional philosophy. Today the…

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    Workers for Freedom

    A men’s fashion line created in 1984 in London by the fashion designer Richard Nott in partnership with the manager Graham Fraser. The following year, they also launched a woman’s prêt-à-porter collection.

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    Windsor Knot

    A prominent necktie knot, forming a perfect triangle, said to have been the creation of the Duke of Windsor before he renounced the throne, even though there are pictures of his father already wearing his tie knotted in this fashion.…