season
/ˈsizən/
nouna period of the year during which a particular style of clothes, hair, etc. is in trend
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1. Just season your roast beef!
2. Season your food!
3. Season three is confirmed.
4. Did you guys season the broth?
5. Seven is growing season.
couture
/kuˈtʊɹ/
nounthe design and production of exclusive clothes for individuals by a fashion house
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1. She was designing couture dresses that were selling for over 3,000 francs each.
2. So what’s the future of space couture?
3. He has his own couture boutique in St. Mark's Place in New York City.
4. To infinity This little lady broke the Guinness World Record with her wow-worthy couture.
5. Counterculture couture The depression and World War II were history, and America was making a lot of money for the first time in years.
designer
/dɪˈzaɪnɝ/
nouna person who designs clothes as a job
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1. So, what changes did designers make?
2. Then, designers can soften edges.
3. Designers recognize this type of collaboration as the essence of the iterative process.
4. Designer handbags.
5. Designers love this plant.
fashion designer
/fˈæʃən dɪzˈaɪnɚ/
nouna person who designs stylish clothes
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1. I'm a fashion designer.
2. I am a fashion designer.
3. Fashion designers get the chance to make their ideas a reality in this competitive industry.
4. Fashion designers create designs for garments and accessories using pencil and paper or computer-aided design.
5. Her mother is legendary fashion designer Cynthia Rowley.
fashion statement
/fˈæʃən stˈeɪtmənt/
nounsomething unusual or new owned or worn to attract attention to oneself
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1. Really, it was a fashion statement.
2. This is not a fashion statement.
3. Can user interface design be a fashion statement?
4. This is not a fashion statement.
5. Sometimes, a small accessory can make a huge fashion statement.
fashion victim
/fˈæʃən vˈɪktᵻm/
nounsomeone who always follows the latest fashion trends whether it suits them or not
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1. You’re certainly not a fashion victim, Neil!
2. And a fashion victim, by the way, is someone who always wears what's thought to be fashionable, even if it doesn't actually look good on them.
3. Georgina: You're certainly not a fashion victim, Neil!
4. And a fashion victim, by the way, is someone who always wears what's thought to be fashionable, even if it doesn't actually look good on them.
5. You may look like a fashion victim, but you won't be a zombie victim.
fashion-conscious
/fˈæʃənkˈɑːnʃəs/
adjectiveaware of the latest fashion trends and tending to dress accordingly
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1. Most people don't know this, but I'm a pretty fashion-conscious guy.
fashionable
/ˈfæʃənəbəɫ/, /ˈfæʃnəbəɫ/
adjectivefollowing the latest or the most popular styles and trends in a specific period
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1. It becomes fashionable.
2. To be fashionable?
3. If only wet sleeves became fashionable.
4. Another fashion house is fashionable Fashionable.
5. Another fashion house is fashionable Fashionable.
haute couture
/hˈɔːt kuːtˈʊɹ/
nounthe business or the products of making highly fashionable and expensive clothing
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1. And no one does it, haute couture meets street.
2. Although popular within the sphere of fashion, these shows seldom receive the kind of high profile coverage Haute Couture fashion gets in the press- a fact that segues into one of the key reasons fashion at these particular shows is occasionally outlandish.
3. But instead he got interested in fashion and opened his own haute couture house when he was only 24.
4. The term 'A-line' was first coined by iconic haute couture designer Christian Dior, although, at the time, it didn't accompany the exact same dress shape that's associated with the name today.
5. The singer wore a Schiaparelli Spring 2021 Haute Couture gown, according to Twitter, and it definitely had viewers talking.
vogue
/ˈvoʊɡ/
nounthe latest fashion trend or style of the time
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1. The name voguing comes from Vogue magazine.
2. Bond guys In the '60s, suave, stylish men were en vogue.
3. In fact, according to Vogue, the royals have "two identities."
4. - Eat your heart out, Vogue.
5. Vogue battle wearing a blindfold to no music.
in
/ˈɪn/, /ɪn/
adjectivevery fashionable at a specific time
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1. Some bacteria help humans in many ways.
2. The children are in the kitchen.
3. In 2009, two researchers ran a simple experiment.
4. Our story begins in the year 1963.
5. My mother believed in dreams and possibilities.
unfashionable
/ənˈfæʃənəbəɫ/
adjectivenot fashionable or popular at the moment; outdated
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1. Mostly Harmless Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
2. It's quite unfashionable to talk like that today.
3. Well, to get value, go for unfashionable wines.
4. Business generally was utterly unfashionable.
5. What did you think of our wholly unfashionable list?
supermodel
/ˈsupɝˌmɑdəɫ/
nouna very well-known fashion model that earns a lot of money
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1. - You were still dating supermodels at this point-- - Yeah.
2. For many youngsters, the supermodel is an idol.
3. The supermodel published the book ìsexedplî as an alternative to Polandís schoolbooks.
4. Her mom, Yolanda, of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fame, was a supermodel herself back in the '80s.
5. - I'll take the supermodel.
model
/ˈmɑdəɫ/
nouna person who is employed by an artist to pose for a painting, photograph, etc.
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1. The company will begin taking pre-orders for the Model 3 in March.
2. Our model of atoms has changed a number of times since we first conceived it, and the current one will certainly not be the last.
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4. First anti-poverty advocates were explicitly designing models.
5. This program will model debate and dissent.
catwalk
/ˈkætˌwɑk/, /ˈkætˌwɔk/
nouna runway or passage that models walk on in front of the audience during a fashion show
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1. From kindergarten to catwalks, here's the stunning transformation of Hailey Baldwin.
2. They strut down catwalks in Paris, party on yachts, and grace glossy magazine covers.
3. She even strutted down the catwalk for Kanye West’s fashion label, Yeezy.
4. The diaper wearers have to line up over here by Jessica for their catwalk.
5. Ooh, gorgeous-- do a catwalk.
collection
/kəˈɫɛkʃən/
nouna series of new clothes designed by a fashion house for sale
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1. Tax collections were down about one percent last year.
2. The collection features nearly 700 pairs of vintage sneakers.
3. Corporate art collections usually have had organizing principles.
4. 'A set' can mean 'a collection'.
5. Take collections up high too.
to model
/ˈmɑdəɫ/
verbto wear clothes for display especially as a profession
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1. The company will begin taking pre-orders for the Model 3 in March.
2. Our model of atoms has changed a number of times since we first conceived it, and the current one will certainly not be the last.
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4. First anti-poverty advocates were explicitly designing models.
5. This program will model debate and dissent.
couturier
/kuˈtʊɹiɝ/
nouna fashion designer who specializes in creating high-end, custom-made clothing
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1. It started when Neal left his skates to hit Couturier high.
off-the-rack
/ˈɔfðəɹˈæk/
adjective(of clothes) ready-made and provided in all sizes rather than suiting only a particular customer
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1. And check out part one for off-the-rack shirts.
2. So, what is an off-the-rack shirt?
3. I will never buy an off-the-rack suit again.
4. I will never get an off-the-rack suit again.
5. I will never get an off-the-rack suit again.
ready-to-wear
/ɹˈɛdiɾəwˈɛɹ/
nounclothing made for the general market not only for an individual
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1. But, it's still ready-to-wear last.
2. Shoes are, of course, John Lobb ready-to-wear.
3. Most ready-to-wear brands will not provide a crotch measurement or a rise measurement.
4. The one-piece collar is exceptionally rare in ready-to-wear shirts.
5. The designer's ready-to-wear pieces range from $500 to around $4,000, while pieces from her bridal collection will cost you at least $2,000 without additions.
tailored
/ˈteɪɫɝd/
adjective(of clothes) well-cut and fitted
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1. As television viewing has become gradually more tailored to the schedules of its viewers, thanks to the league of extraordinary time-shifting technologies, the threat of the spoiler has grown.
2. I've never had a tailored anything.
3. It means typically long sleeves, long pants, no more tailored shorts.
4. From tailored meal plans like Slim Fast and Nutrisystem to support groups like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers.
5. Your pants are very tailored nice.
tailor-made
/tˈeɪlɚmˈeɪd/
adjective(of clothing) made with care and style by a tailor for a particular customer
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/tˈeɪlɚmˈeɪd/
nouncustom-made clothing
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fast fashion
/ˌfæst ˈfæʃ.ən/
nountrendy clothing produced quickly and intended for short-term use
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fashion house
/ˈfæʃən ˈhaʊs/
nouna company or brand that designs and produces high-end fashion clothing and accessories
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fashion show
/ˈfæʃ.ən ˌʃoʊ/
nounan event where fashion designers showcase their latest designs on models walking down a runway to an audience
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1. Right now, we're sorting the hot climate, and so we're thinking about Fashion Show, which is in Las Vegas, and Lenox, which is a really great mall in Atlanta.
2. "Every year that I do the Fashion Show, I am living a dream."
3. She wrote on Instagram ahead of her final Fashion Show, "Dear Victoria, thank you for showing me the world, sharing your secrets, and most importantly not just giving me wings but teaching me to fly."
4. In 2011, she told The Telegraph that for nine days before the iconic Fashion Show she would cut out solids, only drinking protein shakes.
modeling
/ˈmɑdəˌɫɪŋ/, /ˈmɑdɫɪŋ/
nounthe profession of wearing clothes or accessories to present them to a group of people
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1. So I do modeling.
2. Here's the modeling.
3. I like modeling.
4. - Modeling is always evolving.
5. Modeling is always changing.
to tailor
/ˈteɪɫɝ/
verbto customize or modify something, especially clothing, to fit an individual's specific measurements and preferences
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1. Each mammal species tailors its blood-filtering recipe to the needs of its babies.
2. Hire a tailor.
3. the tailors said cheerfully.
4. The tailor made money.
5. Tip number one, tailor both documents.
custom-made
/kˈʌstəmmˈeɪd/
nounan item designed and created to meet an individual's specific needs or preferences
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custom-made
/kˈʌstəmmˈeɪd/
adjectivedesigned and made to meet the needs of a particular individual
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garment industry
/ɡˈɑːɹmənt ˈɪndʌstɹi/
nounthe sector involved in the design, production, and distribution of clothing and textiles
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clothes designer
/klˈoʊðz dɪzˈaɪnɚ/
nouna professional who creates original designs for clothing and fashion items overseeing the entire design process from concept to production
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