Mum: Today we are going to our grandparents' house to make a death anniversary for our great-grandparents. Prepare something to wear, we will have to go now.
Daughter: I'm intending to wear a skirt, what do you think?
Mum: I think it's not good for you
to dress for the occasion. You should choose something simpler/ more simple.
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Một vài cụm từ để bạn sử dụng (ieltsspeaking)
- to be on trend: to be very fashionable
- casual clothes: not formal
- classic style: a simple, traditional style that is always fashionable
- designer label: a well-known company that makes (often expensive) clothing
- dressed to kill: wearing clothes that attract admirers
- to dress for the occasion: to wear clothes suitable for a particular event
- fashionable: in fashion
- fashion house: a company that sells (usually expensive) new styles in clothes
- fashion icon: a person who is famous for their sense of fashion
- fashion show: an event where modals show off the latest in fashion designs
- to get dressed up: to put on nice clothes, often to go out somewhere special
- to go out of fashion: to not be in fashion any more
- hand-me-downs: clothes that are passed down from older brothers or sisters to their younger siblings
- to have an eye for (fashion): to be a good judge of
- to have a sense of style: the ability to wear clothes that look stylish
- the height of fashion: very fashionable
- to keep up with the latest fashion: to wear the latest fashions
- to look good in: to wear something that suits you
- to mix and match: to wear different styles or items of clothing that aren’t part of a set outfit
- must-have: something that is highly fashionable and therefore in demand
- off the peg: clothing that is ready made
- old-fashioned: not in fashion any more
- on the catwalk: the stage that modals walk along to show off the latest fashions
- a slave to fashion: someone who always feel the need to wear the latest fashions
- smart clothes: the kind of clothes worn for a formal event
- to suit someone: to look good on someone
- to take pride in one’s appearance: to pay attention to how one looks
- timeless: something that doesn’t go out of fashion
- vintage clothes: clothes from an earlier period
- well-dressed: to be dressed attractively
Một vài từ vựng về quần áo (sưu tầm từ sunrise)
- dress: váy liền
- skirt: chân váy
- miniskirt: váy ngắn
- blouse: áo sơ mi nữ
- stockings: tất dài
- tights: quần tất
- socks: tất
- leather jacket: áo khoác da
- gloves: găng tay
- vest: áo lót ba lỗ
- blazer: áo khoác nam dạng vét
- pajamas: bộ đồ ngủ
- nightie (nightdress): váy ngủ
- scarf: khăn
- overcoat: áo măng tô
- jacket: áo khoác ngắn
- trousers (a pair of trousers): quần dài
- suit: bộ com lê nam hoặc bộ vét nữ
- shorts: quần soọc
- jeans: quần bò
- shirt: áo sơ mi
- tie: cà vạt
- t-shirt: áo phông
- sweater: áo len
- jumper: áo len
- boxer shorts: quần đùi
- dinner jacket: com lê đi dự tiệc