A "Curated" List of Overused Buzzwords

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As it turns out, 2010 was the year of fashion buzzwords, and quite frankly, we could put some of them to rest. The New York Times edited their list of overused, overhyped, and over-exhausted words that the fashion industry over-abused. High on the list: curated, bespoke, D.I.Y fashion, concept store, and of course, collaboration. Leave it to the fashion world to test out new words, and like any good trend, oversaturate the market with them. Oh, and if we had to award a given word with a top prize, the gold medal would certainly go to "curate" for its excessive amount of pretentious bullshit. [NYT]