Clothing and Fashion
đ Clothing & Fashion Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Attire
- Meaning: Clothes worn for a particular occasion
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ / āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ
- Sentence: Formal attire is required for the interview.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: āĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύāĨ¤
2. Outfit
- Meaning: A set of clothes worn together
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻ
- Sentence: She bought a new outfit for the wedding.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāϤā§āύ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻā§āĨ¤
3. Trendy
- Meaning: Very fashionable at a particular time
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āĻŦāϞ
- Sentence: Teenagers prefer trendy clothes.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāϰāĻž āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
4. Elegant
- Meaning: Stylish and graceful
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ / āϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ
- Sentence: She wore an elegant dress at the party.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
5. Casual
- Meaning: Relaxed, informal clothing
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ / āĻ āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Casual clothes are comfortable for daily wear.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻāĨ¤
6. Garment
- Meaning: A piece of clothing
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϰ
- Sentence: The garment industry is important in Bangladesh.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
7. Wardrobe
- Meaning: All the clothes someone owns
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš / āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ
- Sentence: She updated her wardrobe for summer.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāĻĒāĻĄā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
8. Fabric
- Meaning: Material used to make clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ
- Sentence: Cotton is a soft fabric.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāĨ¤
9. Designer
- Meaning: A person who creates fashion clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ
- Sentence: Famous designers create luxury clothes.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
10. Stylish
- Meaning: Attractive and fashionable
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻļ / āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āĻŦāϞ
- Sentence: He always wears stylish outfits.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤
11. Vintage
- Meaning: Old but stylish fashion
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āĻŦāϞ
- Sentence: Vintage clothes are popular again.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
12. Accessory
- Meaning: Extra items like bag, belt, jewelry
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āώāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ
- Sentence: Accessories complete the outfit.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āώāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
13. Boutique
- Meaning: Small shop selling fashionable clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ
- Sentence: She bought a dress from a boutique.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. Uniform
- Meaning: Special clothing worn by members of an organization
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāύāĻŋāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ / āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Students wear school uniforms.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāύāĻŋāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ āĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤
15. Comfortable
- Meaning: Feeling physically relaxed
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ
- Sentence: Comfortable clothes help in daily work.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
16. Couture
- Meaning: High-end, custom-made fashion
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŽ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Couture fashion is expensive but very exclusive.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āϏāĻā§āϞā§āϏāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
17. Haute couture
- Meaning: The highest level of fashion design
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ
- Sentence: Haute couture is often seen in fashion shows.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
18. Boutique fashion
- Meaning: Fashion from small, stylish shops
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ
- Sentence: Boutique fashion is becoming very popular among youth.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāϰā§āĻŖāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
19. Tailored
- Meaning: Clothes made specially for a person
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŽ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: He wears a perfectly tailored suit.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤
20. Seamless
- Meaning: Without visible stitches; smooth design
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ
- Sentence: The seamless dress looks very modern.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻĄā§āϰā§āϏāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
21. Fast fashion
- Meaning: Cheap, quickly produced trendy clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Fast fashion harms the environment.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢāĻžāϏā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
22. Sustainable fashion
- Meaning: Environment-friendly clothing production
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ
- Sentence: Sustainable fashion reduces pollution.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§āĨ¤
23. Minimalist
- Meaning: Simple and clean fashion style
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻšāĻ āĻ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞ
- Sentence: She prefers minimalist outfits.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
24. Luxury
- Meaning: Very expensive and high-quality
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ
- Sentence: Luxury brands are popular among rich people.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϧāύ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§āĨ¤
25. Chic
- Meaning: Stylish and fashionable in a simple way
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āĻŦāϞ
- Sentence: She looked very chic in her black dress.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĄā§āϰā§āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
26. Runway
- Meaning: Fashion show stage
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļā§āϰ āĻŽāĻā§āĻ
- Sentence: Models walk on the runway.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻĄā§āϞāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāύāĻā§ā§āϤ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
27. Catwalk
- Meaning: Same as runway in fashion shows
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļā§ āĻŽāĻā§āĻ
- Sentence: She dreamed of walking on the catwalk.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻāϤāĨ¤
28. Dress code
- Meaning: Rules about what to wear
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž
- Sentence: The office has a strict dress code.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
29. Second-hand clothing
- Meaning: Used clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Second-hand clothing is affordable.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰā§ā§āĨ¤
30. Alteration
- Meaning: Changing clothes to fit better
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻž / āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
- Sentence: The dress needs alteration.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĄā§āϰā§āϏāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đ Band 9 Fashion Idioms (Native Speaker Style)
1. Dressed to kill
- Meaning: Wearing very attractive or stylish clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻž
- Sentence: She was dressed to kill at the wedding party.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2. Dress to impress
- Meaning: Wear good clothes to make a strong impression
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻļāύ āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻž
- Sentence: People dress to impress at job interviews.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤
3. Off the rack
- Meaning: Ready-made clothes, not custom-made
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: He bought his suit off the rack.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4. All dressed up
- Meaning: Wearing very formal or fancy clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
- Sentence: She was all dressed up for the party.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
5. To look sharp
- Meaning: To look smart and stylish
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
- Sentence: He always looks sharp in formal clothes.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§ āĻĢāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
6. A fashion victim
- Meaning: Someone who follows fashion blindly
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āύā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
- Sentence: She is a fashion victim, always chasing trends.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻ āύā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
7. Out of fashion
- Meaning: No longer popular or trendy
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻšā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
- Sentence: Bell-bottom jeans are out of fashion now.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϞ-āĻŦāĻāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϏ āĻāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύāĨ¤
8. Fashion-forward
- Meaning: Very modern and ahead in style
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻĄāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
- Sentence: She is fashion-forward and loves new trends.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύāϤā§āύ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
9. In vogue
- Meaning: Very fashionable at a time
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ
- Sentence: Vintage clothes are in vogue again.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
10. Clothes make the man
- Meaning: Appearance influences how people judge you
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§
- Sentence: In interviews, clothes make the man.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
11. Hand-me-downs
- Meaning: Used clothes from others (usually family)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: I used to wear my brotherâs hand-me-downs.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āϞāĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāύ⧠āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāϤāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
12. Keep up with the Joneses
- Meaning: Trying to match othersâ lifestyle or fashion
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻž
- Sentence: Many people buy expensive clothes to keep up with the Joneses.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻā§āύā§āĨ¤
13. Under wraps (fashion context)
- Meaning: Hidden or not yet revealed (new collection)
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻĒāύ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
- Sentence: The designerâs new collection is still under wraps.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰā§āϰ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻļāύ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻā§āĻĒāύ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. From head to toe
- Meaning: Fully dressed in a complete style
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
- Sentence: She was dressed in black from head to toe.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15. Cut from the same cloth
- Meaning: Similar in style or personality
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ
- Sentence: These designers are cut from the same cloth.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰāĨ¤
đ Band 9 Fashion Collocations
1. High fashion
- Meaning: Expensive, designer-level clothing
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ
- Sentence: High fashion is often seen on international runways.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āϰāĻžāύāĻā§ā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
2. Fashion industry
- Meaning: Business of designing and selling clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ
- Sentence: The fashion industry is rapidly growing worldwide.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
3. Fashion trends
- Meaning: Popular styles at a particular time
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻĄ
- Sentence: Fashion trends change very quickly today.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšā§āĨ¤
4. Designer clothing
- Meaning: Clothes made by famous designers
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Many celebrities wear designer clothing.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ āύā§āĻ āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤
5. Clothing style
- Meaning: A particular way of dressing
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞ
- Sentence: Everyone has their own clothing style.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
6. Casual wear
- Meaning: Comfortable everyday clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Casual wear is popular among students.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ā§āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§āĨ¤
7. Formal attire
- Meaning: Clothes for official occasions
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: Formal attire is required in corporate offices.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
8. Fashion statement
- Meaning: Clothing that shows personality or attitude
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϏā§āĻā§āĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
- Sentence: Her red dress made a bold fashion statement.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāϞ āĻĄā§āϰā§āϏ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϏā§āĻā§āĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
9. Sustainable fashion
- Meaning: Environment-friendly clothing production
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ
- Sentence: Sustainable fashion reduces environmental damage.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§āĨ¤
10. Fast fashion brands
- Meaning: Cheap, mass-produced clothing brands
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ
- Sentence: Fast fashion brands are widely criticized.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢāĻžāϏā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
11. Luxury fashion house
- Meaning: High-end designer brand company
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ
- Sentence: Luxury fashion houses dominate global markets.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϧāĻŋāĻĒāϤā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
12. Fashion designer
- Meaning: Person who creates clothing designs
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ
- Sentence: She wants to become a fashion designer.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
13. Latest collection
- Meaning: Newest fashion products by a brand
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻļāύ
- Sentence: The designer launched his latest collection in Paris.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻļāύ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. Wardrobe essentials
- Meaning: Basic must-have clothing items
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
- Sentence: White shirts are wardrobe essentials.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻļāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύā§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĨ¤
15. Personal style
- Meaning: Individual way of dressing
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞ
- Sentence: Everyone should develop their personal style.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻāϞ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
16. Fashion-conscious people
- Meaning: People who care about fashion
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ
- Sentence: Fashion-conscious people follow trends closely.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻĄ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
17. Clothing preferences
- Meaning: What someone likes to wear
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ
- Sentence: Clothing preferences vary from person to person.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšā§āĨ¤
18. Fashion sense
- Meaning: Ability to choose stylish clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϏā§āύā§āϏ
- Sentence: She has a strong fashion sense.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϏā§āύā§āϏ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
19. Runway show
- Meaning: Fashion presentation event
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļā§
- Sentence: The runway show attracted global attention.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
20. Clothing industry
- Meaning: Industry that produces clothes
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ
- Sentence: The clothing industry is important for Bangladeshâs economy.
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
