To HATE peope calling clothing PIECES???

[WingsOnMyBoots]

I'm sorry I feel like a moan today. I am so sick of hearing people referring to clothes as PIECES! They do it with jewellery as well. It's not 'trousers' or 'dresses' or 'cardigans' it's PIECES!! Does anyone else hate this???

Am probably gonna get flamed but I hate it when people call 'fabric ' 'material '. For example if I make a dress I by some fabric. The material that fabric is made from is cotton. I did do dress making at college though so think it's because I'm used to the proper term. flame away!!

I buy fabric not by!

How to you feel about “stuff” blue?

More than happy with Stuff!

My Gran used to say a pair of brassieres because there were two cups, I remember her saying to me that I needed a pair.

How can a skirt be a piece, it is not it's an item of clothing.

Don’t forget that when you want to put your pre-loved artisanal trouser away in storage, you're archiving it.

I thank you.

Also seems to be a trend to call make up "products", and material is now called "fabric"?

I also cringe when people say "thankyou sooooooo much". It sounds so fake. Whatever happened to "thanks very much"?

Don't forget to "work the look" this season in your statement pieces.

Yanbu.

I also hate it when upcyclers use the same 'This piece is painted in Annie Sloan eggshell white...'

Fuck off. Painting a ratty side table white doesn't make it a work of bloody art

Tabby I HATE “products”. My hairdresser said “Do you want some product in your hair?”
I said “Do you mean wax?” Turns out she did....

And I agree, “property” is utter wank.
“Do you like the property?”
“No, I like the house/flat.”

"We've enhanced this living space by adding some exotic window treatments"

So you've put some curtains up in the lounge ten?

I hate and loathe it when people say "space" and "window treatments"

Will have to curate my space so I can create a capsule wardrobe for the new season that will be "bang on trend".
I'll start by sourcing some timeless classics.

Codpieces are pieces.

Argh duckfart I hope I never hear that.

If anybody refers to something called a "bake" I will fully expect it to have been procured from the nearest Greggs and filled with steak or baked beans.

FizzyCherry I hate 'product' too, so wanky!

I don't mind 'property' though, it seems it has its uses in that or refers to either a house, a flat, a cottage, whatever. It just means potential home. Probably just easier than designating the specific type of building.

I hate websites that tell you to "Shop The Look". Oh and its not Oxblood. Its fucking burgundy.

On a similar theme, can't bear anyone referring to newspaper articles or other written articles as pieces.Excusable for actual journalists but not for other pretentious types .

"here's a link to my piece on Bitcoin.'

nope

I agree ! it sounds so ridiculous.

I cannot stand "bang on trend". I now find I can't ignore it in a magazine and then I start noticing it everywhere.

I worked for a mortgage brokers once and a rep from one of the banks we worked with referred to the different types of mortgages they offer as “a suite of products” in a meeting.

I nearly spat my coffee out.

Oh and another one- referring to clothes as “separates”

My Aunty trained as a seamstress in a posh couture house (might have been Norman Hartnell) in London and material was definitely called fabric way back then.

I wonder if the current fashion lingo has just formed as a handy shorthand which does often happen when constantly discussing a specific subject.

I still remember Rylan Clark on Room 101 taking the piss out of "a red lip and a high pony"