Search Results for: Ornamental trimmings
such as gimp , passementerie , ribbon , ruffles , or, as a verb , to apply such ornament. before the industrial revolution , all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and high-status. machine-woven trims and sewing machines put these dense trimmings
construction over denseness of trimming, and applied trim became a signifier of mass-produced clothing by the s. [ ] the iconic braid and gold button trim of the chanel suit are a notable survival of trim in high fashion. [ ] in home decorating , the s and s saw a fashion for dense, elaborately layered trimmings...
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