Style Details
Style Details Learn all about style details found on prom dresses and wedding dresses. Find out what detailing gives your dress a couture, sexy, classic or trendy look. Get tips about how to use detailing to play up your best features and how to alter them for a great look. Back to Home
Cowl Cowl Description: A draped detail in a woman's garment. Read More...
Pick-Up Pick-Up Description: A pattern that is formed by tacking a point in the fabric to a higher point forming a bubble shape. Read More...
Ruching Ruching Description: Creating gathers in a the fabric to mimic a pleat for frill. Read More...
Pleats Pleats Description: Fabric that is folded over and sewn at one point to secure it. Synthetic fabric are heat set. Read More...
Cut-Outs Cut-Outs Description: Material removed from a piece of fabric. Read More...
Shirring Shirring Description: Creating gathers or pleats in the fabric between two seams (in parallel rows).  Two-point tension, fabric is stretched between two seams and tacked onto another piece of fabric or "foundation". Read More...
Gathers Gathers Description: Fabric that is drawn or pulled in from one point to create folds. Read More...
Ruffles Ruffles Description: A strip of gathered or pleated fabric to create a frilled effect. Read More...
Sheer Sheer Description: Translucent fabric. Read More...
Jacket Jacket Description: An outer covering with sleeves that extends no further than the hips usually fastening down the front. Read More...
Shawl / Stole Shawl / Stole Description: A strip or square of fabric generally worn by women. Read More...