Garment parts

Name discrete components and zones that make up dresses, coats, and tailored pieces.

Garment parts name the discrete zones and components that assemble into dresses, coats, and tailored pieces—not the overall silhouette but the bodice, skirt, collar, and joinery zones behind recognizable dress. Each Style Library garment-parts entry is a sourced article: how to recognize the zone, where the name comes from, where it has been used, what is still in use, and the references behind those claims.

How to choose

Start with whether the zone sits above or below the waist, then note whether the part frames the neck, encircles the waist, or hangs as a lower panel. Compare gold anchors bodice, skirt, waistband, yoke, collar, and lapel when product copy blurs part names. For batch-39 garment parts, compare kurta placket panel sherwani front panel ao dai front panel huipil woven panel dirndl bodice panel corset front panel corset back panel basque waist panel peplum flare panel tier panel ruffle tier handkerchief panel circular skirt panel gored skirt panel against batch-38 anchors. Regional panels separate kurta sherwani ao dai and huipil bodice zones; corset panels separate front busk and back lace; waist panels separate basque and peplum flare; skirt panels separate tier ruffle handkerchief circular and gored construction.

  • Ao dai front panel

    A garment part as fitted front tunic panel with high side slits on ao dai—the ao dai front panel zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[...

  • Appliqué

    A garment part as decorative fabric shape stitched or fused onto garment surface—the appliqué zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[ove...

  • Armhole

    A garment part as the curved opening where sleeve joins bodice—the armhole zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[shoulder-line|Shoulder...

  • Back slit

    A garment part as vertical slit opening at back hem center—the back slit zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[side-slit|Side slit]] as...

  • Back strap

    A garment part as shoulder strap anchored at back bodice—the back strap zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[front-strap|Front strap]]...

  • Back vent

    A garment part as slit opening at garment back hem for stride—the back vent zone on dress assembly, distinct from [[side-vent|Side vent]]...