Paperbag Waist
As the name indicates, this means a loose, pleated waistline, pulled together with a belt. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim Dictionary...
Author : Editorial | Marc
Overtwisted Denim
Denim with a deliberate crinkled- looking appearance that is the result of overtwisted yarn with which the denim is made. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5:...
Organic Cotton
This is cotton that is grown in soil, free of any chemicals, for three years. It therefore has a low impact on the environment and...
O.F. (or A.F.)
Abbreviation for ‘other fibres’ (or ‘altre fibre’). Sometimes seen on the composition label of fabrics made of recycled material. Fabrics produced around the area of...
Natural Indigo Dye
A costly and time-consuming process. It takes up to almost one hundred days to prepare the dye, called sukumo in Japanese, made from dried polygonum...
Moustaches
See ‘Whiskers’....
Mother Cotton
So called because the fruits of this cotton become the ‘mother’ of next year’s crop. When indigo-dyed this cotton takes on a vintage look. Source: Nouvelle...