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IELTS Writing Task 2 Vocabulary: Fashion

§ apparel - clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a shop

relevant collocations:

apparel store

women’s apparel

sports apparel

children’s apparel

apparel company

§ retro - similar to styles, fashions, etc. from the past

relevant collocations:

retro clothes

retro style

retro look

retro swimsuits

§ trendy - modern and influenced by the most recent fashions or ideas

relevant collocations:

trendy clothes

trendy hat

trendy collections

trendy haircut

trendy boutique

§ couture - designing, making, and selling of expensive fashionable clothing, or the clothes themselves

relevant collocations:

couture show/collection/house

haute couture

sports couture

couture model

vintage couture clothing

§ bespoke - specially made for a particular person, organization, or purpose

relevant collocations:

bespoke suit

bespoke shirt

bespoke wedding dress

bespoke leather shoes

bespoke tailoring

§ appliqué - decorative work in which one piece of cloth is sewn or fixed onto another, or the activity of decorating cloth in this way

relevant collocations:

floral applique

sparkling applique

applique logos/emblems

embroidered applique

§ peplum - a strip of material around the waist of a jacket, dress, or blouse that hangs down as a decoration

relevant collocations:

peplum jacket

peplum tops

§ brooch - a small piece of jewelry with a pin at the back that is fastened to a woman's clothes

relevant collocations:

pair of brooches

silver/diamond brooch

ornamental brooches

penannular brooch

modern/contemporary brooch

§ jeans - trousers made of denim (= strong blue cotton cloth) that are worn informally

relevant collocations:

blue/faded/ripped jeans

tight jeans

pair of jeans

pull on/pull off/zip up jeans

§ bangle - a ring of stiff plastic, metal, etc. worn around the wrist or arm as jewelry

relevant collocations:

gold/silver bangle

solid platinum bangles

clay bangles

§ baggy - (of clothes) hanging loosely because of being too big or having been stretched

relevant collocations:

baggy blue pants

baggy clothes

baggy sweater

§ fashion - a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc.

relevant collocations:

keep up with/out of/in fashion

fashion sense/police/icon/house/world/model

be the height of fashion