Hey! Another quick entry this week. In case you’ve ever wondered about making clothes in French, here are some lesser known French words for clothes and other fashion terminology you might come across:
| French | English |
| amovible | removable/detachable |
| l’essayage (m) | fitting |
| la dentelle | lace |
| la doublure | lining |
| la face | facing |
| le découpage | cutout |
| le motif | pattern |
| le pli | pleat |
| le thermocollant | iron-in webbing/interfacing |
| une toile | a toile (mock-up of a garment) |
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