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Describing clothes - C1-C2

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  • What clothes can be FLARED?
    Different types of trousers and jeans can be flared. But so can dresses, blouses, jumpers, shirts and the sleeves of those.
  • What are LOUD clothes?
    Describing clothes as loud has a negattive connotation. It means they have very bright, even tacky colours or big, bold patterns of questionable taste.
  • What clothes can be FIVE-INCH?
    high heels. Five-inch heels are shoes with narrow heels of around 12,70 cm.
  • What is a synonym of TORN clothes.
    Ripped clothes.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    It's an EMBROIDERED short skirt / mini-skirt
  • What do we call clothes that are that look old, messy, untidy, frumpy, unkempt, even dirty?
    SCRUFFY / SHABBY
  • What are EMBROIDERED clothes?
    They are clothes that have a sewn pattern/ a pattern made of sewn thread of different colours.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    They're plain, PLEATED trousers.
  • What do we call clothes that have lost the bright color they once had?
    FADED
  • When we say that some clothes "don't leave much to the imagination", we are talking about...
    SKIMPY clothes
  • What are SHABBY clothes?
    They're clothes that look old and in bad condition, because of being used for a long time or not being cared for or which is of low quality.
  • What do we call clothes that are not large enough or covering little skin or showing a lot of the body?
    SKIMPY
  • What do we call clothes with narrow folds of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together?
    PLEATED
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    They're (short), FADED, TORN / RIPPED, SKIMPY denim shorts.
  • What are SCRUFFY clothes?
    They're clothes that look old, messy, untidy, frumpy, unkempt, even dirty.
  • What are PLEATED clothes?
    They are clothes having narrow folds of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together. Trousers, skirts, and mini-skirts can be pleated.
  • What are SLIM FIT jeans/trousers?
    Slim fit often has a straight but narrow cut and feels looser than a skinny fit style.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    It's a checked, PLEATED, mini-skirt.
  • What are SKIMPY clothes?
    Skimpy clothes are considered not large enough or covering little skin or showing a lot of the body.
  • When we say that some clothes are "too revealing", we are talking about...
    SKIMPY clothes
  • What are some synonyms of SCRUFFY?
    old, messy, untidy, frumpy, unkempt, shabby
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    It's a LOUD, patterned, DESIGNER jacket.
  • What is a synonym of RIPPED clothes.
    Torn clothes.
  • What are SKINNY / SKINNY FIT jeans/trousers?
    Skinny fit has a narrow, close-fitting cut in the shoulders, waist, and hips, and may incorporate elastic fibers to create skin-hugging material.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    They're long, STONEWASHED / FADED, BOOTCUT / FLARED jeans.
  • What are STYLISH clothes?
    Clothes that are of a high quality in appearance or design, fashionably elegant or sophisticated.
  • What are FLARED clothes?
    Flared clothes become wider at one end, much like the lower end of a bell.
  • What are DESIGNER clothes?
    They are expensive, fashionable clothes made by a famous designer.
  • What do we call clothes that we do not like because of their bright, even tacky colours or big, bold patterns of questionable taste?
    LOUD
  • What clothes are normally BOOTCUT?
    Different types of long trousers and jeans. They are called bootcut because they are slightly flared so as to allow for the wearer to wear boots underneath.
  • What do we call clothes which become wider at one end?
    FLARED
  • What are TORN clothes?
    Clothes that have been badly worn-out (or designed) to the point of breaking , showing skin between the cracks and sometimes having loose threads sticking out.
  • What do we call trousers that are slightly flared so as to allow for the wearer to wear boots underneath?
    BOOTCUT
  • What are BOOTCUT clothes?
    They are clothes, namely trousers and jeans, that are slightly flared so as to allow for the wearer to wear boots underneath.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    It's a white, sleeveless, FLARED top.
  • What clothes can be SKIMPY?
    Dresses, skirts, shorts, tops or swimwear (swimsuits, bikinis or speedos)
  • What clothes can be PLEATED?
    Skirts and mini-skirts and trousers.
  • What are RIPPED clothes?
    Clothes that have been badly worn-out (or designed) to the point of breaking , showing skin between the cracks and sometimes having loose hreads sticking out.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    They're LOUD, FIVE-INCH heels.
  • What do we call clothes that have been badly worn-out (or designed) to the point of breaking , showing skin between the cracks and sometimes having loose hreads sticking out?
    RIPPED / TORN
  • What do we call clothes that have a pattern made of sewn thread of different colours?
    EMBROIDED / EMBROIDERY
  • What are FADED clothes?
    They're clothes that have lost the bright color they once had. They include stonewashed jeans, or T-shirts with a washed-out or worn-out colour.
  • How can you describe these clothes?
    It's a LOUD sweater.