What is Accessories? What are the Differences between Trims and Accessories?

A Fashion accessory is an item used to contribute, in a secondary manner, to the wearer's outfit, often used to complete an outfit and chosen to specifically complement the wearer's look. The term came into use in the 19th century.

Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement one's garment, such as jewelry, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights.

Fashion accessories add color, style and class to an outfit, and create a certain look, but they may also have practical functions. Handbags are for carrying small necessary items, hats protect the face from weather elements, Laptops provide mobile connectivity and are used to increase work power and gloves keep the hands warm.

Differences between Trims and Accessories:

Actually the Fabrication part of the garments is called Trims, like fusing thread care label etc. are the trims.

And the non-fabrication parts of the garments are called Accessory.  And the zipper buttons studs poopers eyelets etc. are the accessories.

Trims and accessories are those materials that are used in a garment other than main fabric (shell fabric). Even lining materials (fabrics) fall under trims and accessories.

Trims: Materials used to ornament or enhance garments. 

Accessories: Item that enhances the aesthetic appeal or function of a garment including belt, scarves or other objects. 

Garments trims and accessories means all the items used in the garment except the main raw material (Fabric). There are hundreds of items used to manufacture the garments, which are used as trims and accessories.

A list of few important trims and accessories mentioned here below:

 1. Sewing thread

 2. Button, Snap button, Ring button, Shank button, Eyelet button, Rivet button

3. Eyelet washer, it is used inside the eyelet

4. Interlining, it is used in collar/ cuffs/ front placket and waist band etc.

5. Padding, it is used in padding jacket

6. Collar bone / stay, it is used inside the collar point

7. Zipper, to fasten garments.

8. Lace, it is used at the top or bottom of any garments

9. Shoulder tape, it is used inside at shoulder seam RMG

10. Woven tape/ twill tape, it is used at side seam of pant

11. Hook, it is used inside of waist band

12. Stopper, end of drawstring/zipper

13. Shoulder pad, inside of shoulder of ladies shirt

14. Drawstring, inside of waist band in trouser and bottom of jacket

15. String, inside of waist band of trouser

16. Velcro tap craves, inside of flaps and pocket for opening and closing

17. Lining, inside of  RMG / fabric

18. Rip, used in neck/ bottom/sleeve/ collar

20. Brass pin, folding pinup

21. Al- pin, folding pinup

22. Boll pin, folding pin

23. Pearl pin, folding pinup

24. Tag pin, used for handing the hangtag and price tag

25. Plastic clip is used after following

26. Label, Elastic, Badge, Size finder

27. Tie clip, it is used at tie knot

 28. Metal clip, it is used in P. P band for carton binding

29. Metal seal, it is used in P. P band for carton banding

30. Iron seal, it is used in P. P band for carton binding

31. Gum tape, for closing the carton

32. Scotch tape, for closing the poly bag or blister poly bag

33. Single butterfly, used for collar spread quality at neck button

34. Double butterfly, used for collar spread

Quality at neck button

35. Tie butterfly quality at collar spread

Quality at neck button

36. Tissue Paper, for inside of folding use

37. Tarpaulin paper, for inside of folding use

38. Collar stand/ collar insert. It is used for proper neck, saves it stay around the neck circumference

39. P.P band, for binding the carton

40. Back board, inside of shirt folding

41. Neck board, inside of collar and board

42. Poly bag

43. Master poly bag/ Blister poly bag, it contains GMTS.

44. Gift box, used for high cost shirt

45. Inner carton, for safety

46. Divider, for dividing the garment in carton

47. Hanger, to hang garments

48. Arrow sticker, identify the alter or defect

49. Price sticker shows price of the garment.

50. Barcode sticker, shows measure of garment

51. UPC label, outside of master carton or export carton etc.