lookbook
UK/ˈlʊkbʊk/
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Northern Ireland/ˈlʉkbʉk/
lookbook noun: a comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
Noun
lookbook (plural lookbooks)
- A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
- A contiguous showcase of still images of a fashion designer or fashion brand’s collection.
- A new line called Suno replicated the staging of Mr. Sidibé’s photographs for its lookbook, right down to the checkerboard marble floor.2009 June 11, Eric Wilson, “Why Round Sunglasses? A Style Investigation”, in New York Times
- A showcase of photographs etc. describing how a film should look.
- Mainly useful for feature films, the look book helps define the look in terms of the cinematography and design that you hope to achieve. It can contain stills from other films or photos as a visual reference […]2012, Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus, The Filmmaker's Handbook
Verb
lookbook (third-person singular simple present lookbooks, present participle lookbooking, simple past and past participle lookbooked)
- To locate fashion-related information by means of a directory.
- She lookbooked little black dresses in order to locate the one she wanted.
Forms of lookbook
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lookbooks |
| alternative form | look book |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lookbooks |
| present participle | lookbooking |
| past participle | lookbooked |
| past | lookbooked |
Origin of lookbook
From look + book.
Words that rhyme with lookbook
Questions about lookbook
- What does lookbook mean?
- Lookbook means a comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
- What part of speech is lookbook?
- Lookbook can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce lookbook?
- Lookbook is pronounced /ˈlʊkbʊk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lookbook?
- The plural of lookbook is lookbooks.
Words near lookbook in the dictionary
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