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Dashiki
Dashiki: a loose, brightly colored West African pullover tunic (Yoruba dàńṣíkí, from Hausa dan ciki). Popularized in the US from the 1960s by New Breed Clothing of Harlem as a Black pride symbol.
Dassler brothers feud
Dassler brothers feud: quarrel between Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf (Rudi) Dassler of Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that split Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik and produced rival firms Adidas and Puma, divided the town, and lasted until a 2009 reconciliation match.
Dastar
Dastar (also pagg, pagri) is the Sikh turban, a daily-wrapped cloth covering the kesh (uncut hair), mandatory for initiated Sikhs since Guru Gobind Singh's 1699 Khalsa; styles include Dumalla, Patiala Shahi, and the Akali-Nihang Dastar Bunga warrior turban.
David Barby
David Barby (1943-2012), English auctioneer and antiques expert from Rugby, partner at Locke & England, star of Bargain Hunt, Flog It!, and Antiques Road Trip, nicknamed The Master.
David Emanuel (fashion designer)
David Emanuel (born 1952), Welsh couturier who co-designed Princess Diana's 1981 ivory silk taffeta wedding dress with a 25-foot train; later ran David Emanuel Couture, designed Virgin Atlantic uniforms, hosted Say Yes to the Dress UK, and received an MBE.
David Gandy
David Gandy (born 1980, Billericay, Essex) is an English model and entrepreneur, face of Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue, founder of David Gandy Wellwear, and first face of Jaeger menswear at M&S.
Dawn Rochelle Warner
Dawn Rochelle Warner (born 1972, Dexter, Kansas), known as Dawn Rochelle, American model, actress, and pageant entrepreneur; founder of the Miss Bikini brand and Warner Models, creator of Miss Bikini Backstage.
Dayle Haddon
Dayle Haddon (1948–2024), Canadian model and actress, 1973 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model, L'Oréal anti-aging spokeswoman, founder of WomenOne; died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design honors costume designers and stylists of American daytime television, awarded by NATAS since 1974 and dominated by soap operas.
DC Shoes
DC Shoes: American skateboarding footwear and apparel brand founded by Ken Block and Damon Way in 1994 (from Droors Clothing), maker of the Lynx and Court Graffik, owned by Authentic Brands Group since 2023.
Dean and Dan Caten
Dean and Dan Caten (Catenacci), identical twins born 1964 in Toronto, are Canadian fashion designers who founded the Milan-based luxury label Dsquared2 in the mid-1990s, known for denim, theatrical shows, and dressing Madonna.
Debenhams
Debenhams was a British department store chain founded in 1778 at 44 Wigmore Street, London, and Britain's largest department store group at its peak with 178 stores. Its physical stores closed in May 2021; Boohoo owns the brand, now Debenhams Group, an online marketplace.
Decoupage
Decoupage, from French découper (to cut out), is the decorative craft of gluing paper cut-outs to objects and sealing them under varnish; known historically as lacca povera, fashionable in 1720s Europe.
Dee Ocleppo
Dee Ocleppo is a luxury lifestyle brand founded by Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, wife of Tommy Hilfiger, around 2012, known for interchangeable Italian-made handbags, footwear, apparel, the DO by Dee Ocleppo line, and her Judith Leiber creative directorship.
Deerstalker
Deerstalker: a soft tweed cap with visors front and back and ear flaps, designed for deer stalking in the Scottish Highlands and made famous as Sherlock Holmes's hat via Sidney Paget's 1891 Strand illustrations.
Delftware
Delftware, also known as Delft Blue or Delft pottery, is Dutch tin-glazed earthenware first made in Delft in the early 17th century to imitate imported Chinese porcelain.
Denim
Denim, a warp-faced cotton twill with indigo warp and white weft, from serge de Nîmes; distinguished from plain-weave chambray by weight (10-16 oz), fading, and its use in riveted jeans.
Denise Bidot
Denise Marie Bidot, plus-size model of Puerto Rican and Kuwaiti heritage, known for straight-size NYFW runway firsts, the viral 2016 unretouched Swimsuits for All campaign, the No Wrong Way Movement, judging Nuestra Belleza Latina, and a 2025 SI Swimsuit rookie debut.
Department store
Department store: large multi-department retail establishment selling apparel, home goods, and furnishings; pioneered by Paris' Au Bon Marché (1852) and A.T. Stewart's Marble Palace; heyday 1870s–1960s; now shrinking via Saks bankruptcy and Macy's closures.
Depression glass
Depression glass: inexpensive American machine-pressed colored tableware, roughly 1920s to early 1940s, made by firms like Hocking, Federal, and Hazel-Atlas, given away as premiums, and widely reproduced since the 1980s.
Deshret
Deshret, the Red Crown of ancient Egypt, symbolized rule over Lower Egypt; combined with the white hedjet it formed the pschent double crown, linked to Wadjet and Neith.
Devin DeVasquez
Devin DeVasquez, also Devin Devasquez, is an American model, actress, producer, and author born 1963 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Playboy Playmate of the Month June 1985, Star Search $100,000 winner, actress in Can't Buy Me Love and Society, and Emmy-winning producer of The Bay, wife of Ronn Moss.
Devon Aoki
Devon Aoki, American fashion model and actress of Japanese and German heritage, sister of Steve Aoki; a 165 cm runway icon of the late 1990s and Y2K era, known for Chanel and Moschino and films 2 Fast 2 Furious and Sin City.
Devon Windsor
Devon Windsor (born 1994, St. Louis) is an American model and swimwear entrepreneur, a Victoria's Secret runway walker 2013-2018, distinct from the Devon Energy oil company and the Windsor fashion label.
Dhokra
Dhokra (also spelled Dokra) is a traditional craft of eastern and central India in which brass and bell-metal objects are cast by the lost-wax technique, leaving a coiled, latticed surface.
Dhoti
Dhoti: an unstitched South Asian men's lower garment of rectangular cloth wrapped at the waist, passed between the legs and tucked at the back. Also called veshti, mundu, panche, dhotar, or dhuti; formal and ceremonial, distinct from the casual sewn lungi, with roots in ancient Indian draped dress.
Diadem
Diadem: a jeweled headband or small crown, from Greek diadema "to bind around". Hellenistic royal fillet of Alexander the Great; today distinguished (loosely) from crown and tiara; famous example is the 1,333-diamond George IV State Diadem of 1821.
Diadora
Diadora: Italian sportswear brand founded 1948 in Caerano di San Marco by Marcello Danieli; known for Björn Borg tennis shoes, the N9000, Heritage Made in Italy line, Diadora Utility safety footwear, and Geox-group ownership since 2009.
Diane von Fürstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg (DVF), Belgian-American designer born 1946 in Brussels, founded her label in 1972 and created the iconic 1974 jersey wrap dress, selling over a million by 1976; CFDA president 2006–2019 and philanthropist.
Diaper
Diaper (nappy): absorbent garment containing infant or incontinence waste. Modern disposables use a superabsorbent polymer core absorbing over 30 times its weight; first disposables appeared 1942–1946; Pampers launched 1961.