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Wiener Naht

English translation: princess seam

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German term or phrase:Wiener Naht
English translation:princess seam
Entered by: Hilary Davies Shelby

12:41 Mar 21, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: Wiener Naht
Hello all,

This is part of a description of a chef's/baker's jacket - apparently it has "Wiener-Nähte". I found a discussion on dict.cc which suggests "princess seams" (plus a few other things) http://forum.dict.cc/?pagenum=1982. Kudoz also seems to agree - found a German-French question on the same term. Would it be OK to use "princess seams" on what is quite likely to be a man's jacket?

Thanks a lot!
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 15:11
princess seam
Explanation:
This link http://www.dressking.com/search/glossary.htm defines princess seams as "Seams that can be found in the front or the back of a garment that create a form-fitting shape." I don't see any problem with calling them that, even if the garment is for a man. More importantly, none of the scant hits for "vienna/viennese seam" are even remotely convincing, and the images for "body seam" (all but one of them) paint quite a different picture for that.

Could it be that they are trying to make the traditional baker's jacket more appealing to women? But even if not, I believe that is the proper name for it, regardless of gender. Even the images for "Wiener Naht" show mostly women's clothing.

Selected response from:

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 22:11
Grading comment
Hello all, and many thanks for the suggestions. I ended up going with "princess seams", because I was sure about it - googling didn't really substantiate either of the other two options, I am sorry.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Viennese seam
Stephen Sadie
3 +2body seam/ Vienna seam
Louise Mawbey
3princess seam
Brie Vernier


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Viennese seam


Explanation:
would also appear acceptable and better for male garments:
Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML-Version
(for example, the Viennese seam) must be cut to prevent. tightness. It is recommended that inserts be used for multi-needle. top-stitching. ...
www.guetermann.com/.../Guetermann/02__en/Informationsbereic... - Ähnliche Seiten

Fuller figure large I Ulla Popken - Fashion Outfits and more
With warm, soft fleece edging on inside collar and inside upper. Modern 4 button styling with Viennese seam for a perfect fit. ...
www.ullapopkenuk.com/fuller-figure-large.html - 6k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jerrie
14 mins
  -> thanks jerrie
agree  IC --
5 days
  -> thanks icg
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
body seam/ Vienna seam


Explanation:
These are both given by Hohenadel textile dictionary for Wiener Naht

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-03-21 13:02:36 GMT)
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http://www.betty-o.de/TexWeb/9INFO/D.htm

This link confirms body seam - glossary may be of some help to you

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IC --
5 days
agree  sylvie malich (X): yes
13 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
princess seam


Explanation:
This link http://www.dressking.com/search/glossary.htm defines princess seams as "Seams that can be found in the front or the back of a garment that create a form-fitting shape." I don't see any problem with calling them that, even if the garment is for a man. More importantly, none of the scant hits for "vienna/viennese seam" are even remotely convincing, and the images for "body seam" (all but one of them) paint quite a different picture for that.

Could it be that they are trying to make the traditional baker's jacket more appealing to women? But even if not, I believe that is the proper name for it, regardless of gender. Even the images for "Wiener Naht" show mostly women's clothing.




    Seams that can be found in the front or the back of a garment that create a form-fitting shape.
Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Hello all, and many thanks for the suggestions. I ended up going with "princess seams", because I was sure about it - googling didn't really substantiate either of the other two options, I am sorry.
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