Abiti molto costruiti

English translation: highly tailored clothes

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Italian term or phrase:	Abiti molto costruiti
English translation:	highly tailored clothes
Entered by:	Juliet Halewood (X)

10:16 Oct 17, 2006

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion

Italian term or phrase: Abiti molto costruiti

Describing the cut of clothes in a collection. no other context, sorry!

Juliet Halewood (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 994 (6 open) (6 without valid answers) (66 closed without grading) Answers: 323
Local time: 14:43

highly tailored clothes

Explanation:
my take on it - here's a couple of references:

Clayesmore School - HomepageHaving looked at the highly tailored clothes made by the artist Yinka Shonibare a selection of Year 8 have taken his work as their lead. ...read more ...
www.clayesmore.net/news/news.php?school=2&startitem=20 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Purcell's Chicken Voluntary: June 2005One aspect of the problem is that "Western" highly tailored clothes are stupid. Consider that a Sri Lankan woman has a number of saris, which she will never ...
louiseyvette.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_louiseyvette_archive.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages

The StingT here are brokers with pasty faces, sportsmen, tanned and casual, and financiers with goatees and highly tailored clothes. Large amounts of money are ...
www.awesomefilm.com/script/thesting.html - 152k - Cached - Similar pages

Balenciaga - Factbites Highly tailored clothes are a legacy of the design studio's founder , Cristobal Balenciaga . And chestnut -brown boots were worn with Balenciaga's mid ...
www.factbites.com/topics/Balenciaga - 41k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

Selected response from:

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 08:43

Grading comment

Thanks, Enza! It was really hard to pick an answer because they all seemed appropriate. So thanks also to Angela, Fairyqueen and Texjax!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

highly tailored clothes

Enza Longo

4 +1

very structured suits/collection/garments/dresses/gowns

Angela Arnone

3 +2

highly elaborate clothes

texjax DDS PhD

3 +1

Highly constucted garments/clothes

Rachel Fell

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

highly tailored clothes

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 08:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

Thanks, Enza! It was really hard to pick an answer because they all seemed appropriate. So thanks also to Angela, Fairyqueen and Texjax!

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

very structured suits/collection/garments/dresses/gowns

Explanation:
The "abiti" could be anything really, but the "molto costruiti" I'd go for "very structured".
Try googling it with various combinations of "suit/gown/dress/clothes" and see what you get.

Angela Arnone
Local time: 14:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 303

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Highly constucted garments/clothes

Explanation:
or styles

Fashion of the year 2000
... feminine and highly constructed styles, took an exciting new direction with ... Fashion of the Year 2000 selection of seven garments and accessories was ...
www.powerhousemuseum.com/previous/fashion_of_the_year_2000....

Please return the garment to Wrangler Quality Control, 1421 South Elm St., ... Aura From The Women At Wrangler™ jeans are so highly constructed that for a ...
www.aurafromthewomenatwrangler.com/aur_contact.php

The 1940s bandeau is highly constructed and relies on darts and multiple layers of ... at fastening and unfastening the garment, while not exposing herself. ...
www.bikiniscience.com/costumes/soutien-gorge_SS/bandeau_S/b...

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-10-17 10:34:41 GMT)
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RAI: AT 2004
Such tailors play an important role in fulfilling clothing needs and desires that ... fitted or loose tops, elaborate trim, and highly constructed sleeves. ...
www.therai.org.uk/pubs/at/contents/2004.html

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-10-17 10:36:07 GMT)
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There's a new wave of really tailored, very constructed clothing, and it is about the techniques and the mechanics, and that is an influence you see with ...
www.kenyanewsnetwork.com/artman/publish/article_955.shtml

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 185

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

highly elaborate clothes

Explanation:
or garments

molti riscontri alla definizione

Example sentence(s):

Even designers who are fond of elaborate clothes with plenty of exterior decoration are cleaning up their act for spring. Basic shapes are lean and uncluttered

Reference: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k...

texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 36

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