On the catwalk

 

Find one outfit which attracts you most and explain why you find it more attractive compared to others.

1. What do the models do?
2. What season is it?
3. What do they wear?
4. What city is it?
5. What brand is it?
6. What style of clothes is advertised?

How do you think the advert would change if it was about sportswear?

1 - What is Coco Chanel's real first name?

Virginia          Gabrielle             Therese

2 - What do you call an outfit that is worn by all members of the same specific company or team?

uniform             suit              brand

3 - According to the book and movie titles, what designer line does the devil wear?

Gucci           Levi's                   Prada

4 - Ties made of which delicate fabric must be stored on tie racks?

velvet               cotton               silk

5 - Most pairs of jeans come with five of what?

zippers             buttons               pockets

6 - What are the long, hanging flaps on the back of a tuxedo jacket?

ears                  tails                  beams

7 - A kimono would be worn by a person from where?

China               India                     Japan

8 - A fiber made of two or more mixed fibers is called what?

a blend             a mix                criss-cross

9 - Parka, trench, bomber and pea are types of what winter outerwear?

jackets             coats               hats

10 - What brand has a tick for its logo?

Adidas             Reebok               Nike

11 - Who created the famous little black dress?

Coco Chanel            Louis Vuitton            Karl Lagerfeld

12 - What is the name of a brooch or ring with a portrait profile carved in relief?

cameo                bead                locket

one / room: / swinging / coat / hanger / empty / the / measures / silence

Can you unscramble this haiku? There are three lines:

1 - 

2 - 

3 - 

What is it about? something sad, beautiful, funny, horrible?

1. Who does Joseph make his clothes for?
2. What kind of clothes does he make?
3. How does he work?
4. What are some of his principles for creating clothes?

a pant -- a ceramic button -- hand painting -- a tailor -- a designer -- embroidery -- an eyelet -- bleaching -- dip-dyeing -- tie-dye -- twine -- palette -- terra cotta -- brick -- a customer -- a sewer

Put these words in categories:

• technique:
• detail:
• colour:
• people:

Find the word by the first letter and the synonym:

1. I really respond to the idea of ease and p... (practicality).
2. They want their w... (things we wear) to work for them.
3. I start with what I'm most inspired by, working on the essence of the collection, the h... (core) of it.
4. What customers relate to is sort of seeing the hand of the m... (creator).
5. And this is actually this really interesting m..(blend) of hand painting, bleaching, dip-dyeing, tie-dye.
6. The idea behind of a lot of the t... (borders) is that I wanted to go back to something really natural.
7. This pant is really a c... (base) of our silhouette.

I want a fur coat to wear in cold weather.

He bought a ready-made desk in order not to assemble it.

I made this chair for you to sit on.

Mr Smith took pictures of food so as to publish them later.

What do the words in bold express:

• purpose
• cause
• intention

Finish the sentences:

1. Ikea makes flat-pack furniture for people ...
2. They had lots of cabinets in their home to ...
3. Peter made drawings of his new hat collection so as to ...
4. We buy off the shelf food in order (not) to ...
5. Some brands make cheaper clothes for customers to ...
6. Many tailors use buttons, twines and beads in order to ...

A story, a line from an online shop or a technical article?

1. This fabric is used for swimwear, underwear and geotextiles.
2. In plain weave horizontal and vertical threads are aligned so that they form a criss-cross pattern.
3. Organic cotton is grown using methods that have a low impact on the environment.
4. The material of her dress was slightly stretchy and sparkling like a starry sky.
5. People nowadays prefer to wear clothes from shops rather than home-made clothes. So do I...
6. I felt clumsy in my working clothes. They didn't fit me.
7. These are clothes for outdoor sports and activities. You can wear them come rain or sunshine.
8. This coat is very comfortable and suitable to wear in spring and autumn.
9. I wore loose-fitting clothes to protect myself from the heat of the sun. I felt the air inside my clothes.
10. An example of fire-resistant material is one used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from from the flames of a burning building.
11. Beneath a black coat he wore a helmet and a tight-fitting white garment like an oilskin.

Find :

five compound adjectives

two group nouns with a suffix that means different types of clothes

two adjectives that describe how clothes make us feel

three adjectives that describe the purpose of clothes

three adjectives that describe material

Think of the adjectives that would describe clothes for

• horse-riding
• medical staff
• pop star performance
• mountain-climbing

Agree or disagree.

1. There is nothing wrong about fashion unless it creates consumerism and waste.
2. Natural fabric is always better than synthetic one.
3. There should be more ecolabel clothes.
4. Used clothing should be donated to charity shops to be reused.