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"Just when you were getting used to the idea of jeggings (that&amp;#x27;s jeans + leggings, for the uninitiated) and jorts (jeans + shorts), along comes a whole new slew of wardrobe words that are leaving shoppers scratching their heads... According to a story from Reuters out of London, the British public is becoming increasingly confused by a long list of fashion terms that have appeared out of thin air: &amp;quot;Even personal shoppers need fashion dictionaries to understand words such as &amp;#x27;spants&amp;#x27; (harem pants) and &amp;#x27;swacket&amp;#x27; (a sweater/jacket) -- lexicon that is used on a regular basis by fashionistas, according to British department store Debenhams. &amp;#x27;It&amp;#x27;s now easier to understand complex calculus than some of the words commonly used by commentators within the fashion industry to describe garments,&amp;#x27; spokesman for Debenhams, Ed Watson, said in a statement.&amp;quot; So why the need for all of these silly new terms? &amp;quot;The world of fashion is reliant on these changing trends, which are often based on little more than classic foundations with clever twists,&amp;quot; Marie Clair, a spokeswoman for the British-based Plain English Campaign, told the paper. &amp;quot;These latest words are just existing, familiar words that have been cut and stitched to make nothing more than the Emperor&amp;#x27;s new clothes,&amp;quot; she said. At least a few of them have staying power--remember when we reported that both &amp;quot;mankini&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;jeggings&amp;quot; had been added to the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary?--but it&amp;#x27;s hard to imagine that &amp;quot;mube,&amp;quot; shorthand for a maxi tube dress, will ever gain much traction. Do you gals think all of these newfangled words are just not-so-clever marketing ploys? Would you be less likely to buy a &amp;quot;swacket&amp;quot; if you looked in your closet and realized you already own a slightly-heavier-than-average sweater that could kinda function as a jacket? Which of these words do you think will stick? And do you agree with the Plain English Campaign that we should go back to calling a spade a spade, or, er, a dress a dress? Discuss! PLUS... - Handerpants! The absurd undies your appendages never knew they needed - LOL! &amp;quot;Wundersocks&amp;quot; provide padding to guys with skinny calves - Fashion with a capital F: You&amp;#x27;ve gotta see Dsquared2&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;Skate Moss&amp;quot; shoe to believe it More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check out our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photo: Lifesize/Brand New Images Want even more STF? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3}); "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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