https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:20:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier/page/2#post-1561370 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:55:36 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1561370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like slash&amp;couture. Seemless seems a little trying too hard, to me. Too much of a clever play on seamless. I like slash&amp; couture because it conveys what your style is about. What about slash/couture? Use the "slash" rather than the ampersand, to echo the name. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier/page/2#post-1560457 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:10:55 +0000 Style Fan 1560457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read Erica Jong's Fear of Flying way back.&nbsp; I vote for Slash &amp; Couture.&nbsp; Punk like.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560455 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:07:34 +0000 approprio 1560455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad I asked! I might have used seemless and made everyone think of knickers. Hadn't seen that one coming.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>viva</b>: no offence taken. The double entendre of slash amuses me too. I'm British, I like that sort of thing :D</p> <p><b>Angie</b>: believe me, I pushed that word around the screen until it lost all its meaning. Then Lucille Bluth popped into my head declaring <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3y00wvzeQs">she'll leave when she's good and ready.</a>&nbsp;It had to go.</p> <p><b>Una</b>, please don't confuse me, you'll send me back into a tailspin! The more I think about it, the more I like slash&amp;couture. But now I'm going to sleep on it.</p> <p>Thanks again everyone.&nbsp;Might pull the trigger on labels tomorrow. Or not.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560389 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:41:11 +0000 catgirl 1560389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote Slash&amp;Couture as well. Seemless is a great pun but I would hesitate to "seem less" and it also has an undertone of "seamy". Plus the Erica Jong association has now been made.</p> <p>There are lots of good possibilities for seem/seam though - Seem/Ripped, for instance. :D. Or Jagged/Seem. Etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560381 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:04:06 +0000 Angie 1560381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about <b>Cut &amp; Couture?&nbsp;</b>As in "cut, make, trim" or CMT. It aliterates quite nicely.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560337 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:51:01 +0000 Angie 1560337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote Slash &amp; Couture.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560322 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:12:22 +0000 viva 1560322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to the party, but I also prefer slash&amp;couture. It's got all sorts of connotations: punky, even dirty (a man "having a slash," or "taking a slash" or whatever that slang is) -- but I really like that in contrast with the rarified sound and meaning of couture. For me, it amps up my curiosity and gives the brand a tension that is necessary for interest.</p> <p>Plus, I am a font lover, and ampersands are just visually cool.</p> <p>Seemless immediately makes me think of panties and not in any kind of interesting way. </p> <p></p> <p>PS I hope that slash comment didn't offend you! I just love British television, I love language, and I love slang, and it tends to stick with me -- and always without judgement.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560295 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 12:10:20 +0000 Anonymous 1560295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! I love the sound of Slash&amp;Couture! All the best in your new venture! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560292 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 11:49:31 +0000 Anonymous 1560292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slash&amp;Couture. &nbsp;I am so excited for you. &nbsp;I will watch future posts with great, great interest. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560287 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 11:22:15 +0000 Staysfit 1560287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slash&amp;Couture! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560282 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:46:37 +0000 approprio 1560282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ladies, I can't thank you enough for helping me with this! I was inching towards slash&amp;couture but was afraid it was a bit obscure. And you're right, seemless is a bit generic.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Suz, skylurker, Vicki, Cerinda:</b> I like the tension of the two words together too. The slightly punk association is quite intentional. Being born and raised in London in the eighties, this is very much part of my style DNA. Vivienne Westwood is a huge influence too: one of her very best collections was called Cut &amp; Slash.</p> <p>A nerdy etymological detail: the word "slash" is often used in dressmaking to describe a partial cut into a piece of fabric. The one-piece model works by cutting halfway into the pattern piece and sewing a single seam (in principle, my version has two)&nbsp;across the body and sleeve. So while it may sound a bit violent, slash&amp;couture is an accurate description of the&nbsp;construction technique.</p> <p><b>CocoLion</b>: that's so funny! I knew there was an erotic connotation to "seemless" but couldn't place it. Erica Jong must have been kicking around in my subconscious.&nbsp;</p> <p>You've all convinced me - slash&amp;couture it shall be!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560272 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:01:08 +0000 CocoLion 1560272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>seemless is more intellectual and not an immediate connection with fashion (if you did not know your brand was a fashion brand). &nbsp;Also I have a slightly negative reaction due to connections with words/phrases like "unseemly" or "seems less" (than)... But again I do like the more mysterious thought-provoking aspect of the name. &nbsp;Is there any one else who thinks of Erica de Jong's Zipless F**k idea from Fear of Flying? (seamless/zipless) &nbsp;I imagine I date myself with that one.&nbsp;</p> <p>slash&amp;couture is more fun and clearly connected with fashion. &nbsp;It is more approachable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560243 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 04:20:02 +0000 Deborah 1560243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slash &amp; Couture is very clever and would certainly get my attention. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560241 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 04:14:22 +0000 rachylou 1560241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slash&amp;couture. More clever. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560235 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 03:08:37 +0000 Diana 1560235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like slash&amp;couture as it is a lot more unique. Seemless sounds more generic (even though I appreciate the archaic word connotations) and is liable to get confused with seamless, which is (IMO) overused in catch phrases these days ( think "seamless integration", 'seamless transitions, etc etc). Also, here Seamless is a service that delivers food from local restaurants so that is my first association, hehe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560233 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 02:48:23 +0000 Sveta 1560233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>slash&amp;couture looks classier to me (sorry, my English does not allow me to get the subtle meanings in both so I am going pure on how it looks and sounds ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560226 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 02:23:57 +0000 Brooklyn 1560226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like slash&amp;couture too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560208 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:40:06 +0000 Jaime 1560208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, agree with the crowd. Seemless has some sort of association with either cluelessness or lacking in propriety. Or seems like less, which is sort of fitting, hmm. Still gut reaction is for S&amp;C. can't wait to order ;-)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560181 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 23:01:47 +0000 Murph11 1560181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>slash&amp;couture x 100! I like the simple font forms and b&amp;w as well. Use the same for your web presence, business card, hang tags, invoices, etc. I can't wait to say, "I was part of the slash&amp;couture branding market research!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560178 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:52:37 +0000 shedev 1560178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd be curious enough to check out slash and couture, but probably not seemless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560172 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:14:23 +0000 Suz 1560172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me, the punk association is <b>good</b>. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>The juxtaposition between slash and couture is fun.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560165 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:40:31 +0000 skylurker 1560165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Seamless make me think of underwear.</p> <p>Slash&amp;Couture is better. But. I agree with Suz on the punk association : "slash" sounds very aggressive, is it intentional ?<br />Slash does not convey "doing as little as possible to the fabric" to me, I imagine violent shredding of fabric.</p> <p>Keep in mind I'm a foreigner and I didn't get the puns at all.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560163 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:20:16 +0000 Vicki 1560163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>slash&amp;couture&nbsp;<i></i></b>all the way, because of the tension between the two words and the wonderful ampersand.</p> <p>It's simple and memorable and you have a wonderful way with words, and clothes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560161 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:18:09 +0000 Cerinda 1560161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, definitely slash&amp;couture: &nbsp;1) your process; 2) clever inversion of <i>slash and burn</i> -- you do sustainable, not disposable, fashion; 3) quite attractive in that type on the twill label </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560157 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:10:30 +0000 Suz 1560157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Door #2. <b>slash&amp;couture</b></p> <p>Let me say that my first impulse was seemless because I love puns and archaic word rescues. Etymologies are fun fun fun!!! &nbsp;</p> <p>But when I saw <b>slash&amp;couture</b> spelled out, it felt ... slightly punk, slightly playful, very clever. And it made me more curious than "seemless." I was moved to say to myself, hmm, why <b>this</b> name? And that made me remember it.&nbsp;</p> <p>:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560154 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:03:27 +0000 Liz 1560154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>seemless feels generic to me.&nbsp;</p> <p>slash&amp;couture feels like it has a definite point of view -- you're about something.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560148 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:42:15 +0000 Astrid 1560148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote slash&amp;couture too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560146 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:36:38 +0000 Kari 1560146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, gotcha. &nbsp;That is clever! &nbsp;I'm sorry for not catching that.<br />Either way, it's my favorite of the two names. &nbsp;:) &nbsp;</p> <p>Wishing you very well with your new venture! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560145 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:22:15 +0000 Rambling Ann 1560145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love slash&amp;couture!!!</p> <p>Run with it (but not scissors) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/name-my-atelier#post-1560143 Sat, 19 Sep 2015 20:14:51 +0000 approprio 1560143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari heh, believe me, I played with lots already! </p> <p>To clarify, it's a nerdy play on slash and suture. I know it feels like a bit of a non-sequitur, but it makes some sort of grammatical sense if you translate "couture" as seam (directly from French) and read both words as nouns. </p>