👗 Fashion Vocabulary

Part 1: Fashion Collocations

Collocations are words that naturally go together. Master these to talk about fashion like a pro!

Collocation	Example	Meaning
wear clothes	"She wears designer clothes."	Have clothes on body
try on	"Can I try this on?"	Test clothes before buying
dress up	"Let's dress up for the party!"	Wear formal/nice clothes
follow fashion	"She follows fashion trends."	Keep up with latest styles
suit someone	"That color suits you!"	Look good on someone
go with	"This shirt goes with those pants."	Match or complement

Collocation	Example
designer clothes	"She only wears designer clothes."
trendy outfit	"That's a really trendy outfit!"
casual wear	"It's casual wear only."
vintage style	"I love vintage style clothing."
fashion sense	"She has great fashion sense."

1. Can I this dress on?

2. That color really you!

3. Let's up for the wedding!

4. She has great fashion .

5. This shirt with those jeans.

Idioms are expressions with meanings different from the literal words. These fashion idioms are used all the time!

Dressed to kill - Dressed very attractively
"She was dressed to kill at the party!"
Dressed to the nines - Dressed very elegantly
"Everyone was dressed to the nines."
Fit like a glove - Fit perfectly
"This jacket fits like a glove!"
Old hat - Outdated or boring
"That style is old hat now."
Put on your thinking cap - Think carefully
"Put on your thinking cap and solve this!"
If the shoe fits - If something applies to you
"If the shoe fits, wear it."
Hot under the collar - Angry or embarrassed
"He got hot under the collar about it."
Roll up your sleeves - Get ready to work hard
"Let's roll up our sleeves and get started!"

1. She was dressed to at the gala!

2. This suit fits like a .

3. That fashion is old now.

4. Let's roll up our and work!

5. He got hot under the .

Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs that create new meanings!

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
try on	Test clothes before buying	"Try on this jacket!"
dress up	Wear formal clothes	"We need to dress up tonight."
dress down	Wear casual clothes	"You can dress down on Fridays."
put on	Get dressed in	"Put on your coat!"
take off	Remove clothing	"Take off your shoes."
throw on	Put on quickly/casually	"Just throw on a t-shirt."
show off	Display proudly	"She's showing off her new dress."
go with	Match or suit	"This tie goes with that shirt."

Dress up/down - Very common in workplace contexts

Try on - Always used when shopping for clothes

Throw on - Informal, suggests quick dressing

1. Can I on this shirt?

2. We need to up for the event.

3. on your jacket, it's cold!

4. This belt with those shoes.

5. Just on something casual.

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