Fashion in clothes - words & definitions Flashcards

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in a way that follows or copies somebody/something exactly without having any original thought at all

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slavishly; e.g You don’t need to stick slavishly to the recipe.

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a person who is different from other people and does things in their own way

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individualist; e.g She’s a complete individualist in her art.

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the quality of behaving and thinking in the same way as most other people and not wanting to be different

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conformist; e.g Boys tend to be less conformist than girls.

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the business of making fashionable and expensive clothes for women; the clothes made in this business

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haute couture; e.g the world of haute couture

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a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing

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trend; e.g This trend is being reversed

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very fashionable

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trendy; e.f trendy clothes

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to say words for somebody else to write down or to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way

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dictate; e.g They are in no position to dictate terms

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a person who is owned by fashion industry

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slave to fashion

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the most trendy clothes

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the latest fashion; e.g dressed in the latest fashion

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an object that is used as a personal decoration

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personal ornament

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