People were requesting explanations for common style acronyms. Let’s get it going. Suggest other common acronyms in the comments below.

• A/W – Autumn/Winter
• AA – American Apparel or Alternative Apparel
• AE – Allen Edmonds (or, rarely, American Eagle)
• AJ – Air Jordans (AJ3s = Air Jordan 3s)
• Ann D – Ann Demuelemeester
• AV – Arc’teryx Veilance
• Bape – Bathing Ape
• BB – Brooks Brothers
• BD – Button-down (shirt or collar, usually)
• BiG – Blue in Green
• BR – Banana Republic
• BoO – Band of Outsiders
• CCP – Carol Christian Poell
• CP – Common Projects
• C+J – Crockett and Jones
• CDB – Clarks Desert Boots
• CDG – Comme des Garcons
• DBSS – Diet Butcher Slim Skin
• D&G – Dolce & Gabanna (also a diffusion line by Dolce)
• DB – Desert Boots or Double Breasted (jacket/coat)
• DSQ/D² – Dsquared²
• DvN – Dries van Noten
• EG – Edward Green or Engineered Garments
• FH – Flat Head
• F/W – Fall/Winter
• G+G – Gaziano and Girling
• GAT – German Army Trainer
• GBV – Gitman Brothers Vintage
• GT – Gentleman Traveler (made by RW)
• GTH – Go to hell
• IH – Iron Heart
• JL – John Lobb
• JPG – Jean Paul Gaultier
• KKA – Kazuyuki Kumagai Attachment
• KVA – Kris Van Assche
• LE – Land’s End
• LEC – Lands End Canvas
• LO – Leg Opening
• LS – Long-Sleeve
• LV – Louis Vuitton
• LVC – Levi’s Vintage Clothing
• M.A+
• MTM – Made to Measure
• MTO – Made to Order
• MMM – Maison Martin Margiela
• MW – Men’s Wearhouse
• NB – New Balance
• N+F – Naked and Famous
• N(N) – Number (N)ine
• OC – Opening Ceremony
• OCBD – Oxford Cloth Button-Down
• OL – Our Legacy
• OTR – Off the Rack
• PBJ – Pure Blue Japan
• PtP or P2P – Pit to Pit
• R+B – Rag and Bone
• RC = Reigning Champ
• RG – Robert Geller
• RJB – Real Japan Blues
• RL – Ralph Lauren
• RLBL – RL Black Label
• RLPL – RL Purple Label
• ROTM – Run of the Mill
• RTW – Ready to Wear
• RW – Red Wings
• RO – Rick Owens
• S/S – Spring/Summer
• SDA = Studio D’Artisan
• SE – Self Edge
• SF – Style Forum
• SI – Stone Island
• SISP – Stone Island Shadow Project
• SNS – SNS Herning
• STF – Shrink to Fit
• Sufu – Superfuture
• SZ – Style Zeitgeist
• SS – Stephan Schneider or Short-Sleeve
• StS/S2S – Shoulder to shoulder
• TaT – Thick as Thieves
• TBS – Tres Bien Shop
• ToJ – Temple of Jawnz
• TTS – True-to-Size
• UU – Uniqlo Undercover
• UC – Undercover
• UO – Urban Outfitters
• VV – Vineyard Vines
• W+H – Wings and Horns
• WM – White Mountaineering
• WTB – Want to Buy
• WTS – Want to Sell
• WTT – Want to Trade
• WvG – Wolf vs. Goat
• WWM – Woolrich Woolen Mills
• YJP – Yahoo Auctions Japan
• YSL – Yves Saint Laurent
• ZB – Zam Barrett