Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Abiti molto costruiti

English translation:

highly tailored clothes

Added to glossary by Juliet Halewood (X)
Oct 17, 2006 10:16
17 yrs ago
Italian term

Abiti molto costruiti

Italian to English Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Describing the cut of clothes in a collection. no other context, sorry!

Proposed translations

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8 mins
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highly tailored clothes

my take on it - here's a couple of references:

Clayesmore School - HomepageHaving looked at the highly tailored clothes made by the artist Yinka Shonibare a selection of Year 8 have taken his work as their lead. ...read more ...
www.clayesmore.net/news/news.php?school=2&startitem=20 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages


Purcell's Chicken Voluntary: June 2005One aspect of the problem is that "Western" highly tailored clothes are stupid. Consider that a Sri Lankan woman has a number of saris, which she will never ...
louiseyvette.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_louiseyvette_archive.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages


The StingT here are brokers with pasty faces, sportsmen, tanned and casual, and financiers with goatees and highly tailored clothes. Large amounts of money are ...
www.awesomefilm.com/script/thesting.html - 152k - Cached - Similar pages


Balenciaga - Factbites Highly tailored clothes are a legacy of the design studio's founder , Cristobal Balenciaga . And chestnut -brown boots were worn with Balenciaga's mid ...
www.factbites.com/topics/Balenciaga - 41k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


Peer comment(s):

agree P.L.F. Persio : this is it
6 mins
many thanks!
agree divas
5 hrs
cheers!
agree Emily Goodpaster : seems to fit well
17 hrs
thanks, Emily!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Enza! It was really hard to pick an answer because they all seemed appropriate. So thanks also to Angela, Fairyqueen and Texjax!"
+1
16 mins

very structured suits/collection/garments/dresses/gowns

The "abiti" could be anything really, but the "molto costruiti" I'd go for "very structured".
Try googling it with various combinations of "suit/gown/dress/clothes" and see what you get.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maudarg (X)
2 hrs
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+1
15 mins

Highly constucted garments/clothes

or styles

Fashion of the year 2000
... feminine and highly constructed styles, took an exciting new direction with ... Fashion of the Year 2000 selection of seven garments and accessories was ...
www.powerhousemuseum.com/previous/fashion_of_the_year_2000....

Please return the garment to Wrangler Quality Control, 1421 South Elm St., ... Aura From The Women At Wrangler™ jeans are so highly constructed that for a ...
www.aurafromthewomenatwrangler.com/aur_contact.php

The 1940s bandeau is highly constructed and relies on darts and multiple layers of ... at fastening and unfastening the garment, while not exposing herself. ...
www.bikiniscience.com/costumes/soutien-gorge_SS/bandeau_S/b...

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-10-17 10:34:41 GMT)
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RAI: AT 2004
Such tailors play an important role in fulfilling clothing needs and desires that ... fitted or loose tops, elaborate trim, and highly constructed sleeves. ...
www.therai.org.uk/pubs/at/contents/2004.html

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-10-17 10:36:07 GMT)
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There's a new wave of really tailored, very constructed clothing, and it is about the techniques and the mechanics, and that is an influence you see with ...
www.kenyanewsnetwork.com/artman/publish/article_955.shtml
Peer comment(s):

agree Shera Lyn Parpia
5 mins
Thank you Shera!
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+2
2 hrs

highly elaborate clothes

or garments

molti riscontri alla definizione
Example sentence:

Even designers who are fond of elaborate clothes with plenty of exterior decoration are cleaning up their act for spring. Basic shapes are lean and uncluttered

Peer comment(s):

agree Fabiola Mancinelli
2 hrs
grazie Fabiola
agree Emily Goodpaster : elaborate was my first thought...
15 hrs
thank you Emily
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