European fashion designer returns to fetch skirts with vintage stitching (10)
I believe the answer is:
broidering
'vintage stitching' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'european fashion designer returns to fetch skirts' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'fashion designer' becomes 'dior' (Christian Dior).
'returns' says the letters should be written backwards.
'to fetch' becomes 'bring' ('bring' can be a synonym of 'fetch').
'skirts' indicates putting letters inside (skirt can mean to go around).
'e'+'dior'='edior'
'edior' backwards is 'roide'.
'roide' placed within 'bring' is 'BROIDERING'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?