Look at the photo below and comment on the statement of Coco Chanel

Look at the photo below and comment on the statement of Coco Chanel

2. Debates

The teacher gives each student red, yellow and green cards. Read the questions below. If a student disagrees (or says “no”) with the statement he\she raises the red card, if a student is not sure about the statement he\she raises the yellow card and if a student agrees (of says “yes”) with the statement he/she raises the green card. In such a way with each statement there are different groups of people who think the same. Working as a team they should give arguments to persuade the opposite team. Teams speak one by one; they can also answer or comment on the argument of the opposite team.

· Shopping for new clothes is great.

· It is important to wear fashionable clothes.

· Brand clothes worth the money.

· Have you ever bought imitation brand clothing?

· Is there a stigma attached to people who buy no-name (no brand) clothing?

· Being a fashion model would be an enjoyable interesting life. Would you like to be one?

· How often have you actually seen someone actually wearing some of the more extreme fashion show creations? Does anybody wear them?

Do you know these people? Who are they? What are they famous for? March the pictures with the descriptions. Some sentences are removed from each extract. Complete them with the appropriate sentence. Fill in the tables below.

a) Throughout the decades, rumors about his own sexual orientation seemed to fuel the ongoing mystique and appeal of this designer.

b) This fashion designer worked as a head of a design team for a few number of years and launched some designs that included the very well-known ‘Seven Easy Pieces’.

c) She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.

d)…with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $7 billion as of 2012.

e) Today, talented designer John Galliano carries on the legendary designer’s legacy in Paris…

Study the table below

Patterns and colors	Fabric and material	Jewelry
floral pattern, floral print, animal print, paisley print, bright print, all-over print, print skirt, print shirt, printed top, printed sleeves, striped, checked, checkered, plaid, polka dot, paisley; bright colors, colorful, pastel colors, soft colors, light-blue, dark-green, bright-red, black-and-white	cotton, linen, silk, wool, mohair, velvet, corduroy, denim, suede, leather; synthetics, nylon, polyester, Lycra, spandex, artificial fur, natural fur, mink, fox, sable, chinchilla, beaver, rabbit, astrakhan, sheepskin, knitted, knitted cap (socks, sweater, etc.), embroidery, embroidered dress (blouse, shirt, etc.)	gold ring, diamond ring, engagement ring, wedding ring, necklace, bracelet, brooch, earrings, chain, pendant, charms, cuff links, tie tack, tie pin, precious stone, semiprecious stone, jewel, gem, gemstone, diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, alexandrite, opal, topaz, pearls, watch, wristwatch
Sizes

Accessories

extra-small, small, medium, large, extra-large

bag, handbag, purse, clutch, briefcase, attaché case, wallet, pocketbook, billfold, purse, make-up kit, cosmetic case, shaving kit, travel kit, travel bag, carry-on bag, flight bag, duffel bag, sport bag, backpack, rucksack, tote bag, suitcase, garment bag, Pullman bag, trunk, belt, suspenders, straps, umbrella, zipper, buckle, clasp, Velcro, button, hat, fur hat, beret, cap, baseball cap, hood, headband, helmet, scarf, kerchief, silk scarf, woolen scarf, knitted scarf, muffler, shawl, gloves, mittens, earmuffs, handkerchief, sunglasses, glasses, contact lenses, necktie, tie, silk tie, bow tie

Team work

Christian Dior

a) Always knew that one day he’d become a fashion designer

b) Would be surprised if someone told him that one day he’d become a fashion designer

c) His name was perfect for a fashion designer so he was sure that one day he’ll become a designer

In 1938

a) Robert Piguet invited Christian Dior to work for him as a dress pattern designer

b) Christian Dior opened his fashion house and invited Robert Piguet, a famous dress pattern designer, to work for him

c) Christian Dior met Robert Piguet and they became friend as they both were dress pattern designers and had a lot in common

World list

1) Alexandrite

2) All-over print

3) Animal print

4) Artificial fur

5) Astrakhan

6) Attaché case

7) Backpack

8) Bag

9) Baseball cap

10) Beaver

11) Belt

12) Beret

13) Billfold

14) Black-and-white cotton

15) Bracelet

16) Briefcase

17) Bright colors

18) Bright print

19) Bright-red

20) Brooch

21) Buckle

22) Button

23) Cap

24) Carry-on bag

25) Chain

26) Charms

27) Checked

28) Checkered

29) Chinchilla

30) Clasp

31) Clutch

32) Colorful

33) Corduroy

34) Cosmetic case

35) Cuff links

36) Dark-green

37) Denim

38) Diamond

39) Diamond ring

40) Duffel bag

41) Earmuffs

42) Earrings

43) Embroidered dress

44) Embroidery

45) Emerald

46) Engagement ring

47) Flight bag

48) Floral pattern

49) Floral print

50) Fur hat

51) Garment bag

52) Gem

53) Gemstone

54) Gloves

55) Gold ring

56) Handbag

57) Handkerchief

58) Hat

59) Headband

60) Helmet

61) Hood

62) Jewel

63) Kerchief

64) Knitted

65) Knitted cap

66) Knitted scarf

67) Leather

68) Light-blue

69) Linen

70) Lycra

71) Make-up kit

72) Mink, fox

73) Mittens

74) Mohair

75) Muffler

76) Natural fur

77) Necklace

78) Nylon

79) Opal

80) Paisley

81) Paisley print

82) Pastel colors

83) Pearls

84) Pendant

85) Plaid

86) Pocketbook

87) Polka dot

88) Polyester

89) Precious stone

90) Print shirt

91) Print skirt

92) Printed sleeves

93) Printed top

94) Pullman bag

95) Purse

96) Purse

97) Rabbit

98) Ruby

99) Rucksack

100) Sable

101) Sapphire

102) Scarf

103) Semiprecious stone

104) Shaving kit

105) Shawl

106) Sheepskin

107) Silk

108) Silk scarf

109) Soft colors

110) Spandex

111) Sport bag

112) Straps

113) Striped

114) Suede

115) Suitcase

116) Sunglasses

117) Suspenders

118) Synthetics

119) Tie pin

120) Tie tack

121) Topaz

122) Tote bag

123) Travel bag

124) Travel kit

125) Trunk

126) Umbrella

127) Velcro

128) Velvet

129) Wallet

130) Watch

131) Wedding ring

132) Wool

133) Woolen scarf

134) Wristwatch

135) Zipper