HOW TO DRESS WELL ON A TIGHT BUDGET

It is very important that we dress well and (1) _______________ presentable every day. This might be quite a challenge for those of you who have a tight budget. How can you possibly afford to (2) _______________ all your money on just one dress or one bag, or one pair of jeans? Well, here is the good news — you don’t have to. Store brands offer a range of clothing apparel and at much lower (3) _______________ than high fashion brands. They are good on the pocket. Make the most of discounts and sales when different stores and brands come up with them. The ‘Sale’ period is when you can get a really good (4) _______________ on the high fashion brands. Also, try to maintain a capsule wardrobe. This wardrobe has all the essential types of apparels, but in such colours and patterns that they can be very easily and efficiently mixed and (5) _______________ with each other so that you get a new look every time. The best thing about a capsule wardrobe is that it cures shopaholism! You would be surprised at the number of different looks you can work up with only a set number of different clothes — try it!

Task 6. Read the text. For questions (1–7) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Fashion Week

Fashion week is a(n) (1) _________ event — it happens twice a year. In February and March, designers showcase their fall/winter collections; in September and October, they showcase their spring/summer collections (for the following year). Fashion weeks take place all over the world, but the most important ones take place in the four (2) _________ fashion capitals of the world: New York City, London, Milan, and Paris.

The first fashion week always takes place in New York City. For one week, hundreds of American fashion designers (3) _________ their ready-to-wear collections. It is a week packed full of fashion shows. This is a huge event in the fashion industry because it is the first time fashion magazine editors, critics, buyers (the people who decide what to sell in stores), and the public will get a chance to see the new clothing and the latest trends for fall.

A collection is all the new clothes the designer has made for that season. Each designer (4) _________ his/her collection with a fashion show. During the fashion show, models walk down the runway wearing the new clothing (a runway is also known as a catwalk). Usually, a designer likes to have a supermodel walk the runway. A supermodel is someone like Kate Moss, Gisele Bü ndchen, or Heidi Klum — a very well-known and sought after model. Past supermodels include women like Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer.

Ready-to-wear clothing is clothing that you can walk into a store and buy right off the (5) _________. You can wear it as soon as you buy it. This is different from haute couture clothing (a French expression meaning ‘high fashion’). Couture is expensive, custom-made, one-of-a-kind clothing. You can’t walk into a store and buy a couture dress. Paris, France is the centre of haute couture.

A fashion brand is something like H& M, Levi’s, Gap, Kookai, Zara, Polo (by Ralph Lauren), Chanel, DKNY, Burberry, or Lacoste. They design and make clothing to sell in their own stores or boutiques and department stores.

A fashion designer is someone who designs clothing, like Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Zac Posen, Stella McCartney, or Vera Wang. Their clothing is sometimes sold in their own stores, but usually their clothing is sold in boutiques and department stores.

A fashion house is a company like Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, or Burberry. They are fashion brands, but they usually specialize in expensive, luxury clothing and other products (like cosmetics, perfume, or shoes). They have been in business for decades — some for over 100 years — and they have usually (6) _________ several designers throughout their history. For example, Karl Lagerfeld is a well-known fashion designer who designed clothing for Chanel, a famous French fashion house.

Are you a fashionista? A fashionista is a slang word for people who love fashion. A fashionista can be a fashion designer, magazine editor, or simply someone who loves to wear the (7) _________ fashionable clothing!

 

1 A semiannual B semifinal C annual   D alien

2 A must-see  B major     C minor    D chief

3 A getting     B get          C take       D showcase

4 A likes        B promotes C happens D shows

5 A street       B shop window               C rack   D shelf

6 A employed B got         C brought D sent

7 A skimpiest B smallest C newest   D latest

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