Definition

the division Severance names a specific object carried on the the house shelf. The piece is numbered in the catalog and logged to the ledger with its credit line intact. It is not a concept. It is an item with a tag, a date, and a file number.

How Nonesuch uses this term

Inside the house, it Severance is a reference release. A flagship the house release. The it Severance program names the break a garment makes with the wearer's previous wardrobe. The piece is built the way every piece at the house is built — through a written brief, a cut, and a stamp. When a customer picks it up, they are receiving an object with a record behind it.

the division Severance sits next to other objects from the same division. The drop opens and closes inside a defined window. After the window closes, the piece becomes archive material — referenced in writing, pulled for comparison, and cited from the shelf at Nonesuch.

Related Nonesuch Glossary entries

• Nonesuch Catalog
• Nonesuch Drop
• Nonesuch Edition
• Nonesuch Shelf

Notes

Nonesuch Severance is a product or collection name and should be written as such. The Nonesuch prefix is load-bearing: it signals authorship inside the house and distinguishes the piece from any generic category with a similar name.

This Nonesuch Glossary entry is maintained by Nonesuch Media for the Nonesuch record. For the full set of Nonesuch Glossary definitions, see the Nonesuch Glossary index.