noun
1 style of dressing, etc. popular at a particular time
ADJECTIVE
▪ contemporary , current , latest , modern , new
▪ changing , passing
▪
changing ~s in education
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This theory, though recent, is more than a passing ~.
▪ high
▪
The store sells everything from casual clothes to high ~.
▪ classic
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classic ~s for your wardrobe
▪ designer
▪
the influence of Italian designer ~ on the industry
▪ popular
▪
the popular ~s of the day
▪ autumn ( esp. BrE ), fall ( AmE ), spring , summer , winter
▪
The new summer ~s have arrived.
▪ French , Italian
▪
a passion for French ~s and goods
▪ female , male , street , youth
▪ architectural , cultural , intellectual , literary
VERB + FASHION
▪ be , be in
▪
She wore a wig, as was the ~ of the day.
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Black is always in ~.
▪ become , come into
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Pessimism has become the ~.
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When did flares first come into ~?
▪ fall out of , go out of
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Careful spending has gone out of ~ in our consumer society.
▪ be out of
▪ come back into
▪ be back in
▪ set , start
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He set a ~ for large hats.
▪ follow , keep up with
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I've given up trying to keep up with the latest ~s.
▪ wear
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She always wore the latest ~s.
▪ love
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She loves ~ and make-up.
FASHION + VERB
▪ change
▪
The book traces how ~s have changed over the years.
FASHION + NOUN
▪ statement
▪
Flares were a ~ statement of the seventies.
▪ trend
▪
the latest ~ trend
▪ model
▪
She started her career as a ~ model.
▪ show
▪ shoot
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photographers at ~ shoots
▪ magazine
▪ plate ( esp. AmE ), spread
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She looked like a ~ plate.
▪
a magazine ~ spread
▪ scene
▪
fresh interest in the New York ~ scene
▪ capital
▪
Paris, the world's ~ capital
▪ runway ( AmE )
▪
the ~ runways of Italy and France
▪ business , industry , market , trade , world
▪
Her summer collection took the ~ world by storm.
▪ brand , company , house , label , line
▪
one of the most successful ~ houses in Milan
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I've started my own ~ line.
▪ retailer , shop ( BrE ), store
▪ design , photography
▪ designer , director , editor , photographer , stylist , writer
▪ consultant , expert , guru , maven ( AmE )
▪
the world's top ~ experts
▪ icon
▪
She was respected as a ~ icon.
▪ sense
▪
She had no ~ sense whatsoever.
▪ advice , tip
▪
I need your expert ~ advice.
▪ accessory , item
▪ victim
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this season's must-have accessories that no ~ victim will be seen without
▪ disaster
▪
What were your worst ~ disasters?
▪ police ( humorous )
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Somebody call the ~ police, please!
PREPOSITION
▪ after the ~ of
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She spoke in French after (= copying) the ~ of the court.
▪ ~ for
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the ~ for long dresses
▪ ~ in
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Fashions in art come and go.
PHRASES
▪ changes in ~
▪ the ~ of the day
▪ the height of ~
▪
The palazzo represents the height of architectural ~ for the mid-17th century.
▪ the world of ~
▪
household names in the world of ~ and design
2 way you do sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ true …
▪
He insisted the meeting be held, in true spy novel ~, in the open air.
▪ normal , standard , usual
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Application for the course can be made in the normal ~.
▪ conventional , time-honoured/time-honored , traditional
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They celebrated their win in traditional ~ by spraying champagne everywhere.
▪ proper
▪
Address me in a proper ~.
▪ characteristic , classic , typical
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He delivered his speech in classic ~.
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We had just gone out when, in typical ~, the rain came down.
▪ identical , same , similar
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Each chapter is structured in a similar ~.
▪ different
▪
Light and sound are recorded in such different ~s.
▪ limited
▪
He has a small vocabulary and is only able to express himself in a limited ~.
▪ negative , positive
▪
when people confront you in a negative ~
▪ no uncertain ( esp. BrE )
▪
Karpov struck back in no uncertain ~ to win the seventh game.
▪ meaningful
▪ best ( often ironic ), exemplary , fine , impressive
▪
‘Like hell they are!’ he replies in best John Wayne ~.
▪
She has corrected that oversight in fine ~.
▪ appropriate
▪ cavalier
▪ coherent , consistent , controlled , orderly , organized , regular , systematic
▪
We need to tackle this problem in a coordinated ~.
▪ ad hoc , desultory , haphazard , piecemeal , random , roundabout
▪ arbitrary
▪ direct , honest , straightforward
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He asked questions in a direct ~
▪ serious
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She writes in a serious ~ about the future
▪ deliberate
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They act in a purposeful and deliberate ~.
▪ leisurely , relaxed
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She was strolling in a leisurely ~ in the opposite direction.
▪ logical , predictable
▪ convincing
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She laid out her argument in a convincing ~.
▪ circular , linear
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The story moves in circular ~.
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Costs and revenues are assumed to behave in a linear ~.
▪ timely
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I strive to get my work done in a timely ~.
▪ dramatic , spectacular
▪ grand
▪
slowly descending the stairs in a grand ~
▪ bizarre , curious , odd , peculiar , strange
▪ mysterious
▪ friendly
▪ entertaining
▪
He presents it in an entertaining ~.
▪ businesslike
▪ democratic
VERB + FASHION
▪ act in , behave in
▪ proceed in
▪
Please proceed in an orderly ~ to the promenade deck.
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The convention proceeded in the normal ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ after a ~
▪
So they became friends, after a ~ (= to some extent) .
▪ in a ~
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Why are they behaving in such a ridiculous ~?
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The troops embarked in an orderly ~.