Unit 17: All the rage: clothes and fashion Flashcards
scruffy
There was a gang of scruffy kids hanging around.
(n):
1) scruff (a person who dresses in an untidy way)
2) scruffiness
untidy
attire
dressed in formal evening attire
(adj): attired
accepted way of dressing in a particular social group
midriff
part of the body between the chest and the waist
frumpy
old-fashioned and boring
dress-down days
days when people wear less formal clothes
overalls
piece of clothing covering all the body
skimpy
short, using little material
dolled (up)/ dressed up/done up to the nines
to be dressed in a very fashionable or very formal way
on the High street
from ordinary, much less expensive shops
made-to-measure
made especially for them
off-the-peg| off-the-rack
ready-made
all the rage
very fashionable
the very latest fashion
an extremely fashionable way
the height of fashion
very fashionable
up-to-the-minute
dealing with the most recent trends
trend-setter
a person whose style is followed by others
on trend
fashionable
must-have item
thing that everyone wants
slave to fashion
sb who is strongly influenced by fashion
off the cuff
without having prepared anything
be hand in glove with sb
have a close working relationship with sb
on a shoestring
spending as little as possible
no frills
simple and plain
put sb in a straitjacket
restrict sb’s fashion
draw a veil over
not to talk about sth
have sth up your sleeve
have a secret plan or idea
