Słówka Flashcards
designing clothes for particular customers
bespoke
the raised area at a fashion show that the models walk along, used for referring to fashion shows and the fashion industry
catwalk
clothes or other products that become available at a particular time of year
collection
someone who designs and makes very expensive clothes
couturier
a company that designs new styles of expensive clothes
fashion house
mainly journalism someone who is very interested in fashion or who works in the fashion industry
fashionista
an event at which models show new styles of clothes
fashion show
cheap clothing produced quickly and sold in large quantities in order to respond to the latest fashion trends
fast fashion
a type of fashion that was first popular in the 1980s, in which people have black clothes, black hair, very white make-up and dark lipstick
Goth
formal expensive and fashionable clothes, or the business of designing and making them. Someone who makes or sells these clothes is a haute couturier.
haute couture
used in the names of some companies, especially those that design and sell clothes
house
a company that designs and makes expensive clothes
label
a particular style in clothes, furniture etc
look
old-fashioned someone whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothes made by fashion designers
mannequin
formal a particular fashion or style of art, literature, clothes etc
mode
someone whose job is to show clothes, make-up etc by wearing them at fashion shows or in magazine photographs
model
the job of working as a model
modelling
very informal the clothing industry
the rag trade
american a catwalk at a fashion show
runway
the shape of a piece of clothing
silhouette
the particular way that clothing is made or designed
style
a very famous fashion model who earns a lot of money
supermodel
the style in which clothes are made
tailoring
photographers who follow famous people
paparazzi
the method of combining parts of different photos
photomontage
a way of communicating information and ideas, especially to a lot of people, for example newspaper and TV
medium
When somebody is in the media so much, that people lose interest
overexposure
information in newspapers and on TV and radio intended to make people interested in something
fanfare
a situation when every TV company, newspaper etc. report on one thing
saturation coverage
a lot of attention and excitement from the public and medias
a blaze of publicity/media etc.
attention from television, newspapers, especially when you do not want it
the glare of publicity/glory
involving a combination of social and cultural matters
Sociocultural
formal buildings, objects, or ideas that a society gets from the people who lived in the past
future shock
patrimony
an activity, experience, or situation that is fun
a (good) laugh
an activity that is provided for entertainment
amusement
something that is fun or funny
a (real) hoot
informal a pleasant conversation or enjoyable time
crack, craic
old-fashioned behaviour that is intended to cause trouble but is usually done for fun
devilment
an activity that you can do for fun or entertainment
distraction
an activity that you do for fun
diversion
performances that people enjoy
entertainment
a short time during which you have a lot of fun, especially before you start doing something more serious
fling
just for fun, and not for any serious reason
for the hell of it
a happy lively game or activity
frolic
enjoyment, especially from an activity that is not important or serious, an enjoyable activity
fun
enjoyable activities
fun and games
old-fashioned events or activities that are fun
gaieties
something that you do for fun because you think it is funny
giggle
the behaviour of people who are excited and having fun
high jinks
the rough lively play of children
horseplay
something that you do for fun or excitement
lark
noisy fun and enjoyment
merry-making
behaviour or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people
mischief
the enjoyment of life at a basic level, which includes being happy and healthy, rather than having lots of money
quality of life
time that you spend with someone, usually your partner or child, doing enjoyable things together so that your relationship remains strong
quality time
an event or activity in which a lot of people have fun in a noisy way
riot
rough behaviour when playing
rough-and-tumble
an occasion on which children or animals play or move around in a lively and often noisy way
romp
mainly literary enjoyment and excitement
savour
an entertaining idea, plan, or joke
wheeze
jokes, or things that you do for fun
sport
used for saying that people will do what they want and have fun if someone in authority is not there
when/while the cat’s away (the mice will play)
the difficulty that some people experience in dealing with changes in technology and society
Future shock
the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people of other cultures
intercultural competence
involving people from different ethnic groups, someone who is multiethnic has parents who are from different ethnic groups
multiethnic
an old copy of a magazine or newspaper
back copy, back issue, back number
a magazine that is published twice a month or twice a week
biweekly/monthly
a newspaper printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally believed to contain more serious news than tabloid newspapers, which are smaller, although many broadsheets are now printed in compact size.
broadsheet
a small magazine containing details and pictures of goods or services that you can buy
brochure
a magazine or newspaper that a club or organization produces regularly to give information to its members
bulletin
a magazine that contains stories told in a series of drawings
comic, comic book
a newspaper with fairly small pages that deals with serious news issues
compact
a newspaper that is published every day, except Sunday
daily
a set of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are published at the same time
edition
a special edition of a newspaper that is published when something important happens
extra
a magazine written for and by fans
fanzine
one of the first printed copies of a newspaper published for a particular day, the first set of printed copies of a new magazine, newspaper etc
first edition
an official newspaper that publishes lists of people in government, legal, military, or university jobs, used in the names of newspapers
gazette
a magazine printed on shiny paper, containing a lot of bright fashionable pictures but not much serious information
glossy, glossy magazine
showing disapproval newspapers that contain a lot of shocking stories about crime, sex, and famous people
the gutter press
informal a serious newspaper
heavy
a magazine that is published at a particular time
issue
a magazine containing articles relating to a particular subject or profession also a newspaper
journal
a magazine (for short)
mag
a large thin book with a paper cover, containing reports, photographs, stories etc, usually published once a month or once a week
magazine
Japanese comics or cartoons with stories that are aimed at adults as well as children
manga
a magazine published once a month
monthly
used about newspapers and magazines that are used to do this
mouthpiece
the various newspapers that are published in a particular country or area
the newspapers
a thin newspaper containing information about a company or organization
news-sheet
a copy of a magazine or newspaper
number
a magazine, newspaper, or regular letter that contains official information from an organization such as a political party
organ
synonym for newspaper
paper
a magazine on a particular subject that is published regularly
periodical
newspapers and news magazines
the press, the print media
a magazine, newspaper, or book
publication
a magazine that is published four times a year
quarterly
a newspaper that is not very good
rag
a newspaper with fairly small pages mostly containing stories about famous people and not much serious news. More serious newspapers are called broadsheets, which have bigger pages, or compacts.
red-top, tabloid
a word used in the name of some newspapers
tribune
a newspaper or magazine that is published once a week
weekly
a camera that uses film to take photographs rather than producing digital images
analogue camera
the hole in a camera that lets light in
aperture
cinema a pole with a camera or microphone attached to it, used in film-making or broadcasting
boom
a small camera used for recording pictures and sound
camcorder
a small container with film or magnetic tape inside that you put into a camera or tape recorder
cartridge
a thin clear plastic material used in the past for making film for cameras
celluloid
british a camera used in the past for producing moving pictures on film
cine-camera
a camera that produces photographs immediately, or a photograph from it
Polaroid
