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Pussy bow
Pussy bow (lavallière, pussycat bow): a large floppy bow at the neck of a blouse or dress, named for Louise de La Vallière, mistress of Louis XIV. 1980s power-dressing staple, Melania Trump's 2016 debate blouse, Swedish #Knytblus protest, and a 2026 runway revival.
Pussyhat
Pussyhat: handmade pink cat-eared cap, launched November 23, 2016 by Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman with a Kat Coyle pattern, worn as the craftivist symbol of the 2017 Women's March on Washington.
Putting-out system
The putting-out system, also called the domestic system, was a manufacturing arrangement in which merchants supplied raw materials to rural households who processed them at home for piece-rate pay.
Pyper America
Pyper America (Pyper America Smith) is an American model, bassist of the Atomics with siblings Lucky Blue, Daisy Clementine, and Starlie Cheyenne. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, she debuted on runways in 2015 for Moschino, Armani, and Philipp Plein.
Pysanka
Pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка; plural pysanky, from pysaty, "to write") is a Ukrainian Easter egg decorated by a wax-resist method, an ancient symbol of Ukrainian culture.
Quaker Tapestry
The Quaker Tapestry is a 77-panel crewel embroidery begun in 1981 in Somerset by Anne Wynn-Wilson, made by 4,000 people in 15 countries, housed in Kendal, England; its museum closed in December 2025.
Quarter (Canadian coin)
The Canadian quarter is the 25-cent circulation coin first issued in 1870, carrying Emanuel Hahn's caribou reverse since 1937, 23.88 mm in diameter, cupronickel, and the most commemorated Canadian coin.
Quechua (brand)
Quechua is Decathlon's in-house mountain sports brand, created in 1996-1997 near Mont-Blanc, known for the 2 Seconds pop-up tent, about 1.7 billion euros revenue in 2013, and since 2024 including winter sports from Wedze.
Queue (hairstyle)
Queue (辮子, bianzi): Manchu male hairstyle with shaved forehead and a long back braid, imposed on Han Chinese men by Qing law in 1645 and worn for over 260 years until the 1911 revolution.
Quiksilver
Quiksilver, surfwear brand founded 1969 in Torquay, Australia, by Alan Green and John Law; known for boardshorts and the mountain-and-wave logo. Went bankrupt in 2015, now owned by Authentic Brands Group and run by regional licensees.
Quilt
Quilt: a bedcover of two fabric layers with batting between, joined by patterned stitching or ties; related to patchwork. Key facts: three-layer sandwich, tacking knots about 4 inches apart, 13th-century Sicilian Tristan Quilt, Latin culcita etymology.
Quilt art
Quilt art (art quilt, studio art quilt): quilts made as visual art rather than bedcovers; term generalized with the 1986 Art Quilt exhibition; key shows include the Whitney 1971 exhibit and Quilt National (1979), with Gee's Bend and SAQA central to the field.
Quilting
Quilting: the craft of stitching layered fabric with padding (batting) to make quilts, from Latin culcita. Covers quilt anatomy (top, batting, backing), patchwork and appliqué, medieval to American history, Gee's Bend, museums, and conservation.
Quilting stitch
A quilting stitch is a stitch or tied knot that passes through all three layers of a quilt at once, keeping the layers from shifting and the batting from bunching.
Quilts of Gee's Bend
Quilts of Gee's Bend: patchwork quilts by African American women of Boykin (Gee's Bend), Alabama, made from work clothes and scraps in improvisational Housetop and Bricklayer patterns; celebrated since the 2002 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston exhibition.
R'Bonney Gabriel
R'Bonney Nola Gabriel, American fashion designer and model, Miss Texas USA 2022, Miss USA 2022, and Miss Universe 2022; first Filipino American to win both titles; founder of the sustainable label R'Bonney Nola.
Rachel Roy
Rachel Roy, California-born American fashion designer, founder and creative director of the eponymous Rachel Roy label (2004) and the Macy's diffusion line RACHEL Rachel Roy; CFDA member known for dressing Michelle Obama, she won a 2014 lawsuit to keep control of her brand and later wrote Design Your Life.
Rachel Zoe
Rachel Zoe (Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig, born 1971) is an American celebrity stylist, designer, and entrepreneur who became famous styling Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan, starred in Bravo's The Rachel Zoe Project (2008-2013), and built a licensed lifestyle brand across 40+ categories plus The Zoe Report, Curateur, and Rachel Zoe Ventures.
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury on the River Irwell, once a papermaking centre whose mill closed in 1998, home to Grade I listed Radcliffe Tower and now under a Bury Council regeneration framework.
Raden
Raden (螺鈿) is a decorative technique in which the iridescent inner layer of shells such as abalone is inlaid into lacquered surfaces, reaching Japan in the Nara period.
Raf Simons
Raf Simons (born 1968, Neerpelt, Belgium) is a Belgian fashion designer, founder of his 1995 eponymous menswear label, and former creative director of Jil Sander, Dior, and Calvin Klein, now Prada co-creative director.
Rain Dove
Rain Dove (Rain Dove Dubilewski) is an American gender-nonconforming model and activist who walks both menswear and womenswear runways, calls the approach "gender capitalism", and became news in 2018 for turning over Asia Argento texts to police.
Rainbow Loom
Rainbow Loom, also called loom bands, is a rubber band bracelet crafting kit invented in 2010 by Malaysian-born engineer Cheong Choon Ng, funded with $10,000 of family savings, which reached over $40 million in 2013 sales and won a 2013 Toy of the Year Award.
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL), founded by Ralph Lauren in 1967 and listed in 1997, is a New York-based luxury lifestyle company selling apparel, home, fragrances, and hospitality through retail, wholesale, and licensing, with $8.115 billion Fiscal 2026 revenue.
Ramie
Ramie (苎麻, China grass) is the bast fiber of Boehmeria nivea, a nettle-family perennial cultivated in China since antiquity. One of the strongest, longest natural fibers; requires degumming; used for summer cloth, blends, and technical textiles.
Rana Plaza collapse
The Rana Plaza collapse was an industrial disaster in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 24 April 2013, in which an eight-storey building housing five garment factories collapsed, killing 1,135 people.
Randy Fenoli
Randy Fenoli, American bridal designer and star of TLC's Say Yes to the Dress (host since 2007), former Kleinfeld fashion director, FIT graduate, founder of Randy Fenoli Bridal (debuted 2017), two-time DEBI award winner, author of It's All About the Dress (2011).
Rash guard
Rash guard (rashie): a close-fitting polyester/spandex shirt worn in and near water. Invented by 1970s Australian surfers against surfboard-wax rash; now rated UPF 50+ for UV protection, distinct from loose swim shirts, and standard wear in BJJ no-gi grappling.
Rasht embroidery
Rasht embroidery (rashti-duzi, Rasht work) is a Gilan, Iran craft of silk chain stitch worked with a crochet hook on felted wool, combined with inlaid patchwork; peaked under the Qajars, now intangible heritage.
Ravelry
Ravelry is a free online community, pattern database, and marketplace for knitters, crocheters, and other fiber artists, launched in 2007 by Casey and Jessica Forbes, with over 9 million members and no official mobile app.