Running your own online clothing store.
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Express yourself.
3 a. Discuss these questions.
1. What do you know about such fashion styles as preppy, hipster, hip-hop, grunge, rock-n-roll, punk, hippie, indie? What do they express?
2. What pieces of clothes would you refer to them?
3. Why do you think people try to stick to some particular styles?
4. Which style do you consider to be the most attractive for yourself?
b. Now you are going to watch three amateur videos about dressing preppy, punk and indie. Before you watch, look at the table below. Complete the table while watching the videos.
| Source of Inspiration | Peculiar Features of a Style | |
| Video #1 How to Dress Preppy | · private schools · ……….………. · ……………….. | Clothing items: oxford button down dress shirts sweater vests argyle vests cuff chinos …………………. …………………. …………………. Colors: …………………. …………………. …………………. Brands: Brooks Brothers, ………….., ……………., ……………., ……………… |
| Video #2 How to Dress Indie | · …………………. · …………………. · …………………. | Clothing items for guys: tight skinny jeans …………………. …………………. …………………. Clothing items for girls: ballet flats …………………. …………………. …………………. Colors: …………………. Brands: ………….., ……………., ……………. |
| Video #3 How to Dress Punk | · …………………. · …………………. · …………………. | Clothing items for guys: …………………. …………………. …………………. combat boots …………………. Clothing items for girls: …………………. ……………tights …………………. Colors: …………………. |
c. Which elements of these styles do you notice in contemporary street fashion?
WRITING
4 a. Read the descriptions of two clothing items taken from the websites of the leading online retailers.The pictures of the clothing items you can find on DVD-ROM which goes with this book (Image1 and Image2 in the ‘Unit 2' folder).
| Navy Lace Peplum Top ?45.00 Description: Lace continues for SS13. We love this fetching peplum lace top. Style yours for party chic with a pencil skirt and tailored trousers or with a cute denim skirt or skinny jeans for a pretty Saturday look. Fabric: 50% Nylon, 50% Viscose. Care: Machine washable. Colour: Navy. |
| Alexander McQueen SS11 Black Gold Metal Embroidered Trousers £449.99 Description: Utterly divine trousers from Alexander McQueen's SS11 catwalk collection. Made from black wool, they have heavily embellished metal gold thread fern embroidery through the hips and sides of the leg with the same trim on the high waist. Have a flared leg with an ironed crease on the front and back and fasten on the back with a hidden zip. Fabric composition: Wool 100% |
b. Discuss these questions.
1. Which description do you find more informative?
2. Which one is more attractive for online shoppers in your opinion?
3. How many evaluative adjectives can you find in the descriptions?
c. Imagine you have your own online clothing store. Write descriptions of three clothing items for your website. Follow this plan.
1. Choose three pictures of clothing items from the ‘Pants', ‘Blouses & Shirts' folders in the Visual Vocabulary Builder on DVD-ROM. The pictures in the above-mentioned folders demonstrate the vocabulary items in the table below.
| Blouses / Shirts | tank, button-up, wrap, fitted, peplum, tunic, polo, western, smock |
| Pants / Jeans / Shorts | skinny, bootleg, cropped, wide-leg, flared, low-/mid-/high-rise, cuffed, harem /Aladdin |
2. What evaluative adjectives do you think you could use to describe the chosen clothing items?
3. Study the vocabulary items in the table below and think which ones could be used to describe the clothing items you have chosen. You might find helpful the ‘Necklines', ‘Collars' and ‘Sleeves' folders in the Visual Vocabulary Builder on DVD-ROM while dealing with the unknown words.
| Necklines | strapless, one-shoulder, boat, scoop, v-neck, crew, square, split, keyhole, sweetheart |
| Collars | point, ruffle, jabot, bow, cowl, turtle, shawl, button-down, mandarin, bib front |
| Sleeves | three-quarter, puff(ed), cap, batwing, roll-up |
4. Write the descriptions of three clothing items (100 words each).
LANGUAGE FOCUS
5 Translate into English.
- Черная майка с надписью Nirvana.
- Обтягивающие брюки с геометрическим черно-белым узором.
- Шифоновая блузка в горошек с вырезом «лодочка».
- Укороченные брюки верблюжьего цвета с манжетами и замшевым ремнем.
- Черная кожаная косуха от дизайнера Рика Оуэнза.
- Джинсы-клеш с низкой талией.
- Приталенная синяя мужская рубашка с узором «турецкий огурец».
- Галстук-бабочка из парчи.
- Телесного цвета чулки в сетку.
- Атласная блузка с запахом без рукавов в цветочек.
- Кашемировая водолазка в крупную полоску.
- Кожаные балетки с леопардовым принтом.
- Шерстяной свитер с узором «ромбы».
- Жемчужно-серый шелковый комбинезон с бретелями.
- Черные рваные колготки со стрелками.
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