Fashion/Styles, Colours and Patterns
- Take a look into your wardrobe. Try to find out from what your clothes are made (wool, nylon, cotton).
- Then find the English names for colours, styles and patterns.
- Add them to your mindmap about all words belonging to the world of fashion.
- Do the interactive exercises on the bottom of the page.
Words for materials and fabrics can be either nouns or adjectives.
natural: silk cotton velvet corduroy denim leather wool suede
synthetic: rayon nylon polyester acrylic acetate
Here are some adjectives for describing people's clothing or their appearance.
How things fit: baggy loose tight
Style: short-sleeved / long-sleeved sleeveless V-neck turtleneck pleated double-breasted
General: elegant trendy well dressed old-fashioned messy casual formal (for the office or a wedding) grungy (informal)
Interactive exercises
Styles
Can you put the items into the correct group?
| punk | ripped jeans | safety pin in your ear | dyed-green, spiky hair | torn boots |
| casual wear | polo shirt and pants | short-sleeved shirt | sneakers | a pair of elegant jeans |
| formal wear (in the office) |
three-piece suit white shirt and tie |
cocktail dress | high heels | elegant costume |
Getting dressed
Here are some verbs and phrases associated with clothing.
These jeans are much too loose! Do you want me to wear it baggy-style?
I usually wear jeans, but I also like to dress up/get dressed up for parties.
But don't overdo it. If you are the only one in an elegant dress, you'll get stares instead of smiles.
Even worse would be a white shirt and tie - go casual with a polo and jeans.
Materials
Match the following material with the item they are most likely to be associated with from the box.
satin ribbon
cashmere sweater
leather boots
nylon jogging suit
cotton T-Shirt
corduroy pants
Colors
Don't just use the primary colors (red, yellow, blue). Describe pictures using more "colorful" color names!
| turquoise | |
| tropical watermelon | |
| deep reddish brown | |
| yellowish green | |
| pale green | |
| cornflower | |
| dark brown |
Patterns
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Paisley |
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Plaid |
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checkerboard
checkered |
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Polka dots |
| solid | |
| striped across | |
| pinstriped |
