The following specialized glossaries are prepared by Polimoda Library in collaboration with the Scuola superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori dell'Università degli Studi di Bologna.
A special thanks to the authors, to Prof. Bertaccini and to the fashion company La Perla for the publication of the glossary on underwear items.
Giorgia Capponi, Fessino, finta e paramontura: terminologia per il Polimoda (Italian, English)
Eleonora Casetti, L'abbigliamento intimo: approfondimento trilingue (Italian, French, English)
Marco Fiemozzi , Le misure della moda (Italian, English)
Use also this free web site to find futher glossaries on this subject: http://www.lexicool.com.
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