What other words and word combinations can you add to the list?

Exercise 21. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word or phrase in the right form, from the box.

dress down dishevelled tacky gaudy fit craze dowdy suit manner match  

1. He always looks ___. His clothes are always dirty and he never combs his hair.

2. People often have a very good idea of what colors ___ them but they still buy the wrong color clothes.

3. People used to think fake fur was really ____, but now it's considered fashionably 'green'.

4. She was wearing a very elegant jacket which ___ her perfectly.

5. The latest ___ in my country is the 60s fashion for bell-bottom trousers.

6. It is fashionable for stars to ___ at the moment because, it is said, they feel guilty about having too much money.

7. I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes to ___ the sweater I got for my birthday.

8. Her clothes are very ___ - I'm sure she'd look so much better in brighter, bolder colors and styles.

9. Tony has a lovely ___ - he always gives the impression he is interested in what you're saying.

10. In general, I like your clothes, but I think that luminous green and yellow jacket you were wearing yesterday was a bit ___.

Exercise 22. Find the Russian equivalents to the following:

A brief (short) skirt

a full (wide) skirt

a skimpy skirt

a straight skirt

a flared skirt

a gathered skirt

a pleated skirt

a wrap-over (wraparound) skirt

a gored skirt

a slit skirt

a miniskirt

drawstring waistline

waistband

sarong

What do skirts do you prefer and why? (practical, elegant, smart, fashionable, etc.)

VOCABULARY EXTENSION

tight: fitting closely, especially to closely, so as to be uncomfortable

e.g. I never wear tight clothes, I just don’t feel comfortable in them.

She wore a cream-coloured gabardine skirt tight enough to bring out the curve of her hips.

The collar was a little too tight.

skintight / figure-hugging: skintight or figure-hugging clothes are made very tight and fit exactly to the shape of your body.

e.g. Marilyn was wearing a figure-hugging black dress that looked very sexy.

He wore high-top sneakers, skintight faded jeans, and a ripped tee-shirt.

tight-fitting: tight-fitting clothes are deliberately made to be tight when they are worn.

e.g. Gerry was wearing a tight-fitting black shirt which looked very elegant.

She kept pulling her tight-fitting skirt over her knees, but it always crept back up.

close-fitting: not fitting very tightly, but showing the shape of your body.

e.g. Standing next to him was a small thin woman in a close-fitting black velvet suit.

Thick underwear can cause unsightly bulges under close-fitting clothes.

loose: clothes that are loose are big and don’t fit your body tightly.

e.g. She wore a long, loose dress.

He put on tight jeans and a loose shirt.

I’ve lost so much weight, all my clothes are loose and baggy.

loose-fitting: not fitting closely or tightly

baggy: very large and loose, and hiding the real shape of your body

e.g. Krista tried to disguise the fact that she was pregnant by wearing big baggy clothes.

Uncle Tom always wore the same clothes – baggy trousers, heavy sweater, thick jacket.

shapeless: large and loose, and having no shape or style

e.g. He looked dirty and was wearing and ugly, shapeless suit.

Daisy’s coat was dark and shapeless, with patches of different colors here and there.

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