Glossary
My account
FAQ
 |
 |
|
Handbags Glossary |
|
|
 Shop for:
Clothing and fashion accessories with major credit and debit cards.
 |
    
|
| term | description |
|---|---|
| PAISLEY | A complex pattern based on a looped object that is wide and round on one end and narrow and curled at the other. The pattern can be developed on florals, geometrics, dots, etc. A paisley pattern usually contains multiple colours. |
| PATCHWORK | A panel made of pieces sewn together, especially pieces of different colours, patterns, or textures. Handbags can have a patchwork quilt look, made with fabrics, or they can have patchwork designs made with different colours of leather and/or various textures of animal hides. |
| PATENT LEATHER | Patent is high gloss finish on leather. Thick leather is split into two or more layers before use. The top layer, containing the natural grain is called top grain. All other layers are splits. |
| PATINA | The finish, feel, visual appearance, and character that leather has when used over a period of time. Quality leather accessories are often designed to achieve an attractive patina after use. Many people observe the patina of used quality leather products to be more beautiful than when they were new and unused. |
| PEAU DE SOIE | A satin with a dull or matte finish. It is commonly used in evening bags. |
| PEBBLED | A texture that has a bumpy texture like small pebbles. |
| PIPING | A tubular shaped trim along exterior edges, that is decorative and also helps to keep the exterior shape of a handbag or piece of luggage. |
| A small section of the interior of a handbag located on the side of a larger compartment. | |
| PORTFOLIO | A hinged cover or flexible case for carrying loose papers, or notebooks - aka. Briefcase. |
| PULLTIE | A thin strip of fabric, leather, cord, or string that is woven through eyelets and when pulled it gathers together the top of a handbag or compartment in order to close it - aka. Drawstring. |
| PVC | The abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride, which is a manmade material. |
| QUILTED | A handbag made of soft leather or other soft exterior material with a batting underneath and a topstitched pattern just like a quilt. |
| RAFFIA | A finely woven straw used to make fashion handbags. |
| RAWHIDE | The un-tanned hide of cattle or the hide/skin of other animals. |
| RHINESTONES | An imitation gem stone with a high lustre made of glass, paste, or quartz. Rhinestones are used to decorate both casual handbags and evening bags, and can be attached to all sorts of materials from fine fabrics to textured leathers. Often, rhinestones are used to enhance ornamental beadwork and metal clasps on evening bags. |
| RIVET | A metal pin with a head on one end and inserted through pieces of material to be joined together and then hammered on the other end to form a head on the other side. Rivets are often used on handbags to reinforce the looped ends of a shoulder strap or carrying handle where it attaches to the main body of the bag, or at corners where several pieces of leather or other material come together such as at the top corner of a compartment divider where it attaches to an exterior panel. |