Wikidata:WikiProject Fashion/Items
This page lists useful properties for various types of items found in the areas of fashion, costume, and clothing.
Clothing items
edit- Types of clothing should be subclass of (P279) clothing (Q11460) or another subclass: robe de style (Q7341111) <subclass of> dress (Q200539)
- Only individual named garments should be instance of (P31) a subclass: wedding dress of Catherine Middleton (Q599) <instance of> wedding dress (Q170063)
Types (classes) of clothing
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | balmacaan <subclass of> coat | - |
time period | P2348 | Item | era, season, season and historical period: time period (historic period or era, sports season, theatre season, legislative period etc.) in which the subject occurred | wing <time period> 17th century | - |
described by source | P1343 | Item | source of information: work where this item is described | peplum <described by source> A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern | - |
named after | P138 | Item | eponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which one | cardigan <named after> James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan | - |
has part(s) | P527 | Item | has part, consist of and meronymy: part of this subject; inverse property of "part of" (P361). See also "has parts of the class" (P2670). | garter belt <has part(s)> garter clip | part of |
made from material | P186 | Item | material: material the subject or the object is made of or derived from (do not confuse with P10672 which is used for processes) | jeans <made from material> denim | - |
fabrication method | P2079 | Item | manufacturing process, production, process and building method: method, process or technique used to grow, cook, weave, build, assemble, manufacture the item | silk <fabrication method> sericulture | - |
indigenous to | P2341 | Item | source: place or ethnic group where a language, art genre, cultural tradition or expression, cooking style or food, or biological species or variety is found (or was originally found) | amauti <indigenous to> Nunavut | - |
culture | P2596 | Item | culture: human culture or people (or several cultures) associated with this item | ukpe-okhue <culture> Edo people | - |
significant event | P793 | Item | key event: Use with value "heyday" to indicate the period when an item was most fashionable. Qualify with <start time>/<end time> or <point in time>. | poodle skirt <significant event> heyday | - |
Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID | P3832 | External identifier | identifier for clothing and fashion terms | evening dress <Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID> 10232 | - |
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID | P1014 | External identifier | Art & Architecture Thesaurus: identifier in the Art & Architecture Thesaurus by the Getty Research Institute | evening dress <Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID> 300243843 | - |
Individual garments
editUse for notable garments and clothing items in private or museum collections.
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform) | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <instance of> wedding dress | - |
creator | P170 | Item | creator, author, visual artist and software developer: maker of this creative work or other object (where no more specific property exists) | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <creator> Mainbocher | notable work |
designed by | P287 | Item | designer: person(s) or organization which designed the object | White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn <designed by> Hubert de Givenchy | - |
inception | P571 | Point in time | date of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619 | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <inception> 1937 | - |
described by source | P1343 | Item | source of information: work where this item is described | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <described by source> Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | - |
owned by | P127 | Item | proprietor, property and owned by: owner of the subject | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <owned by> Wallis Simpson | owner of |
color | P462 | Item | color: color of subject | White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn <color> white | - |
has pattern | P5422 | Item | ornament: pattern, design, or motif intrinsic to, incorporated into, or applied to the surface of the subject | White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn <has pattern> floral pattern | - |
nature of statement | P5102 | Item | (qualifier only) Use with values often, originally (traditionally), rarely when sources use these comments | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <color> blue <nature of statement> originally | - |
has part(s) of the class | P2670 | Item | has parts of class: the subject has one or more parts of the object class | White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn <has part(s) of the class> boat neck | - |
made from material | P186 | Item | material: material the subject or the object is made of or derived from (do not confuse with P10672 which is used for processes) | wedding dress of Wallis Warfield <made from material> silk | - |
significant event | P793 | Item | key event: significant or notable events associated with the subject | White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn <significant event> 26th Academy Awards | - |
country of origin | P495 | Item | country of origin: country of origin of this item (creative work, food, phrase, product, etc.) | White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn <country of origin> France | - |
Other useful properties:
- manufacturer (P176)
- commissioned by (P88)
- collection (P195), for museum objects; qualify with inventory number (P217) and also add inventory number (P217) as a separate statement
- fabrication method (P2079), such as knitting (Q6033694)
- applies to part (P518) Can be used for complex constructions:
- <has parts of the class> "lining" with qualifiers <material used> "silk"; <has decorative pattern> "paisley"; <color> "blue", "green"
- <material used> "bobbin lace" <applies to part> collar
- shape (P1419) use for silhouette (Q64816562) - A-line (Q277835), princess line (Q10638846)
- time period (P2348) use for fashion seasons, eras, decades
History of clothing (history of costume, history of fashion)
editTitle | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | 12th-century clothing <subclass of> Medieval clothing | - |
follows | P155 | Item | follows: immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has replaced the preceding item, e.g. political offices, use "replaces" (P1365)] | 19th-century clothing <follows> 18th-century clothing | followed by |
followed by | P156 | Item | followed by: immediately following item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has been replaced, e.g. political offices, use "replaced by" (P1366)] | 19th-century clothing <followed by> 20th-century clothing | follows |
point in time | P585 | Point in time | point in time: date something took place, existed or a statement was true; for providing time use the "refine date" property (P4241) | 19th-century clothing <point in time> 1800s | - |
facet of | P1269 | Item | aspect: topic of which this item is an aspect, item that offers a broader perspective on the same topic | 18th-century clothing <facet of> Rococo | - |
facet of | P1269 | Item | aspect: topic of which this item is an aspect, item that offers a broader perspective on the same topic | 18th-century clothing <facet of> history of costume | - |
Note: <follows> and <followed by> must be qualifiers for a named series of some sort; this needs to be corrected.
Business of fashion
editNotes:
- fashion house (Q3661311) is a <subclass of> business (Q4830453)
- industry (P452) of a business enterprise needs a value which is an industry: use clothing industry (Q11828862) ( alias fashion industry, garment industry, apparel industry), rather than fashion (Q12684) (part of human culture) or clothing (Q11460) (objects).
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform) | LVMH <instance of> business | - |
instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform) | Louis Vuitton <instance of> fashion house | - |
parent organization | P749 | Item | parent company: parent organization of an organization, opposite of subsidiaries (P355) | Louis Vuitton <parent organization> LVMH | has subsidiary |
industry | P452 | Item | industry and economic sector: specific industry of company or organization | J. L. Stifel and Sons <industry> clothing industry | - |
founded by | P112 | Item | organizational founder: founder or co-founder of this organization, religion, place or entity | Burberry <founded by> Thomas Burberry | - |
inception | P571 | Point in time | date of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619 | Alberta Ferretti <inception> 1974 | - |
product or material produced or service provided | P1056 | Item | product: material or product produced by an organization, industry, facility, or process | Hugo Boss <product or material produced or service provided> designer clothing | - |
Brands and products
edit- Levi's (Q13085298): fashion brand of Levi Strauss & Co. <instance of> brand (Q431289) <of> sportswear (Q645292)
- Levi's 501 (Q3237209): jeans model by Levi Strauss & Co. <subclass> jeans (Q83363)
- Levi's 501 (Q3237209): jeans model by Levi Strauss & Co. <instance of> product (Q2424752)
- Theory (Q2039867): New York-based contemporary fashion label <instance of> fashion label (Q1618899): trade name or brand of a line of clothing or accessories
Fashion weeks
editNotes:
- All worldwide fashion weeks should be <subclass of> fashion week (Q253946).
- An individual half-year's fashion week occurrence would be <instance of> that city's fashion week.
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | New York Fashion Week <subclass of> fashion week | - |
country | P17 | Item | historical country, state and sovereign state: sovereign state that this item is in (not to be used for human beings) | New York Fashion Week <country> United States of America | - |
location | P276 | Item | physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object | New York Fashion Week <location> New York City | contains |
official website | P856 | URL | official website and home page: URL of the official page of an item (current or former). Usage: If a listed URL no longer points to the official website, do not remove it, but see the "Hijacked or dead websites" section of the Talk page | New York Fashion Week <official website> http://nyfw.com | - |
X username | P2002 | External identifier | X account and X username: username on X (formerly Twitter); do not include the '@' symbol | New York Fashion Week <X username> nyfw | - |
Instagram username | P2003 | External identifier | item's username on Instagram | New York Fashion Week <Instagram username> nyfw | - |
Facebook username | P2013 | External identifier | Facebook page: identifier for an official (preferably) Facebook person, product or organization page (everything that follows URL part 'https://www.facebook.com/') | New York Fashion Week <Facebook username> nyfw | - |
Fashion professions, occupations, crafts
editThis area is pretty fuzzy, especially the distinctions between "profession" and "occupation". But here are some statements to add to people:
- occupation (P106) of this person:
- <instances of> profession (Q28640): occupation requiring specialized training
- fashion designer (Q3501317): one who designs clothing and related items
- tailor (Q242468): person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally
- dressmaker (Q2034021): person who makes custom clothing for men and women
- hatter (Q1639239): person engaged in hatmaking
- <instances of> occupation (Q12737077): label applied to a person based on an activity they participate in
- modiste (Q21550776): person who makes or sells women's clothing, especially dresses or hats
- model-making (Q3318173): creation of prototypes of clothing
- <instance of> filmmaking occupation (Q4220920) and theatrical occupation (Q15839299)
- <instances of> profession (Q28640): occupation requiring specialized training
- field of work (P101) of this person (can be pretty much anything, including...)
- <instances of> activity (Q1914636): series of actions done by an agent which results in an external change of state
- tailoring (Q28873643): making, alteration, or fitting of structured clothing
- dressmaking (Q28873655): making of women's clothes
- hatmaking (Q663375): manufacture and design of hats and headwear
- <instances of> creative industries (Q969040): economic sector
- fashion design (Q29583): art of the application of design and aesthetics to clothing and accessories
- costume design (Q17351863)
- <instances of> activity (Q1914636): series of actions done by an agent which results in an external change of state
Textiles
editIn general, fibers should be separate items from the yarns and fabrics made from them. Connect via <use> and <material used>.
- Use <instance of> woven fabric, tapestry, lace, fragment, etc., for individual items in heritage collections.
- Use <subclass of> for types of textiles (including those with proper names such as Harris Tweed and Orlon).
- Exception: Types of textiles can be <instance of> a metaclass (Q19361238). So far, the only textile metaclass is fiber (Q3071311)).
Textile fibers
edit- All textile fibers should be <instances of> the metaclass fiber (Q3071311): natural or synthetic substance that is significantly longer than it is wide
- Types of fiber should be <subclass of> natural fiber (Q1192049) or synthetic fiber (Q5856), or one (or more) of their subclasses.
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: use with the Wikidata metaclass fiber (Q3071311): natural or synthetic substance that is significantly longer than it is wide | wool <instance of> fiber | - |
subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | wool <subclass of> animal fiber | - |
subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | wool <subclass of> Protein fibre | - |
described by source | P1343 | Item | source of information: work where this item is described | wool <described by source> Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles | - |
natural product of taxon | P1582 | Item | secretion or excretion and natural product: links a natural product with its source (animal, plant, fungal, algal, etc.) | byssus <natural product of taxon> Pinnidae | this taxon is source of |
fabrication method | P2079 | Item | manufacturing process, production, process and building method: method, process or technique used to grow, cook, weave, build, assemble, manufacture the item | silk <fabrication method> sericulture | - |
has use | P366 | Item | use: main use of the subject (includes current and former usage) | byssus <has use> sea silk | - |
Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID | P3832 | External identifier | identifier for clothing and fashion terms | wool <Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID> 10351 | - |
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID | P1014 | External identifier | Art & Architecture Thesaurus: identifier in the Art & Architecture Thesaurus by the Getty Research Institute | wool <Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID> 300243430 | - |
Yarn
edit- Types of yarn should be <subclass of> yarn (Q49007) or one (or more) of its subclasses.
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | worsted <subclass of> yarn | - |
made from material | P186 | Item | material: material the subject is made of or derived from (in the case of yarn, one or more textile fibers) | worsted <made from material> wool | - |
nature of statement | P5102 | Item | (qualifier only) Use with values often, originally (traditionally), rarely when sources use these comments | worsted <made from material> wool <nature of statement> often | - |
described by source | P1343 | Item | source of information: work where this item is described | worsted <described by source> Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles | - |
Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID | P3832 | External identifier | identifier for clothing and fashion terms | worsted <Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID> 10914 | - |
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID | P1014 | External identifier | Art & Architecture Thesaurus: identifier in the Art & Architecture Thesaurus by the Getty Research Institute | worsted <Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID> 300227943 | - |
Fabric or cloth
edit- Knitted, felted, or woven materials should be <subclass of> cloth (Q5849500) or one (or more) of its many subclasses. There are classes by material used (wool fabric) and by construction (woven fabric, twill).
- Distinguish between classes of fabrics based on their weaves (e.g. satin (Q14298)) and the weaves themselves (techniques or methods of production e.g. satin weave (Q52544727)).
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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subclass of | P279 | Item | subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); K2 is an instance of mountain | shantung <subclass of> silk fabric | - |
made from material | P186 | Item | material: material the subject is made of or derived from (in the case of cloth, one or more textile fibers or yarns) | shantung <made from material> tussar silk | - |
nature of statement | P5102 | Item | (qualifier only) Use with values often, originally (traditionally), rarely when sources use these comments | taffeta <made from material> silk <nature of statement> originally | - |
applies to part | P518 | Item | part, aspect, or form of the item to which the claim applies | brilliantine <made from material> silk <applies to part> warp | - |
named after | P138 | Item | eponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which one | duffle <named after> Duffel | - |
fabrication method | P2079 | Item | manufacturing process, production, process and building method: For fabrics, can include weave(s) used and finishing process(es) | shantung <fabrication method> plain weave | - |
has use | P366 | Item | use: main use of the subject (includes current and former usage) | chambray <has use> shirt | - |
described by source | P1343 | Item | source of information: work where this item is described | challis <described by source> Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles | - |
Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID | P3832 | External identifier | identifier for clothing and fashion terms | taffeta <Europeana Fashion Vocabulary ID> 10372 | - |
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID | P1014 | External identifier | Art & Architecture Thesaurus: identifier in the Art & Architecture Thesaurus by the Getty Research Institute | taffeta <Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID> 300249434 | - |