Clothes: adjectives

VOCABULARY: appearance and clothes

Adjectives:

Tall / ant. short

Anorexic / skinny/ thin/ slim

Stout / plump / overweight / stocky / solid and broad / fat / obese

Attractive / unattractive

Scruffy / untidy-looking

Well-built / muscular-built

Medium height

Bald / shaved / round head

Complexion: pale, tanned, healthy

Nose: pointed, prominent=big, straight

Eyes: big, narrow, dark, wide

Hair: wavy, curly, straight, long, short, shoulder-length, shiny, grey, receding

Crew-cut

Fair-skinned / dark skinned

Ponytail

Beard

Moustache

Fringe

Plain

Ugly / hideous

Thin-faced, round-faced

Freckles

Wrinkles

Chubby face

Pretty / lovely / good-looking / cute/ sweet

Phrases:

She looks quite friendly (+ adjective)

She looks like a film star (+ noun)

She looks as if she is going to a wedding (+ phrase)

Clothes: adjectives

Old-fashioned

Scruffy

Smart

Stylish

trendy

Tight / ant. loose = baggy (a baggy pair of jeans)

Crumpled = unironed

faded

Sleeveless / short- (long-) sleeved

Hooded

V-neck

Polo neck

Pattern: spotted / polka dot / plain / striped / checked / patterned / paisley / flowered

Materials: cotton, silk, leather, nylon, linen, Lycra / suede / denim / velvet / fur / woolen

High-heeled / flat / platform shoes

Fetching=attractive

Flared jeans/trousers, i.e. wide at the bottom

Worn-out = shabby = old

Tailored

Patched

Grubby = dirty

Moth eaten

Gaudy / compare loud, garish

Verbs:

Dress up

Get dressed / get undressed

Fit / match / suit

Hang up

Get change

Put on

Take off

Idioms:

Dressed to kill

Fit sb/ like a glove

Pull one’s socks up

In sb’s shoes

Clothes:

Jeans, skirt, shorts (pl), tracksuit: tracksuit bottoms, tracksuit top, suit: jacket + trousers, tie, scarf, gloves, mittens, waistcoat, fleece, overcoat, raincoat, vest, blouse, cardigan, socks, tights, swimming trunks, bikini, swimsuit, leggings.