- La Bella Époque: used by some fashion writer to refer to the period of time between 1971 and 1914 when pace prevailed in Western Europe
- lace: decorative openwork fabric made by hand or machine by looping, braiding, interlacing, knitting or twisting of thread to form a pattern
- antique lace
- beading: term used in late 19th and 20th c. for narrow slotted lace through which ribbon was pulled
- Breton: lace made by embroidering with colored yarns on net, rather than weaving design
- bridal lace
- Bruges lace
- Chantilly lace
- Egyptian lace
- French lace
- Mechlin lace
- pillow lace
- Spanish lace
- Venetian lace
- lamé: any textile fabric woven or knotted with metallic yarns to form either the background or the pattern
- lanyard: cord, usually braided in contrasting colors, usually suspended around the neck or from a belt
- latex: rubber, in natural or synthetic liquid form, that may be extruded or cast to form core of elastometric yarn
- lattice: decorative openwork made from crossed pieces of fabric. leather, or bias binding
- leather: skin or hide of an animal with the hair removed and the grain revealed by process of tanning
- alligator
- antelope
- bronzed leather
- buckskin
- calfskin
- chamois
- cordovan: durable, almost completely nonporous leather made from the shell of horsebutt used for uppers of fine men's shoes
- deerskin
- horsehide
- kangaroo
- nap finish: leather finish that creates a suede-like finish
- nubuck
- ostrich
- rawhide
- sheepskin
- split
- suede: leather, usually lambskin, doeskin or splits of cattlehide that has been buffed, on the flesh side to raise a slight texture
- lengths: point at which the lower edge of item of apparel ends
- ballerina: skirt reaching to the center of the calf of the leg or a little below
- maxi
- micro
- mini
- seven-eighths: woman's coat length made several inches shorter than the dress or suit it covers
- tea: skirt hem ending at the shin
- linen: fibers of the flax plant that are used to make linen yard
- lingerie: women's underwear
- lounge suit:British term for man's suit worn for informal occasions
- Lucite: Trademark for transparent acrylic plastic materials used for handbags, sandals, heels,and jewelry
