Famous quotations about fashion

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READING: Popular fashion

Read the following text on fashion to yourself and be prepared to say what the text is about.

1920s

1930s

A) In the 1920s and 1930s, for example, men wore formal evening suits, and bow ties. Women used to wear long dresses, beads around their necks and headbands, often with feathers in them.

1940s

B) In the 1940s, the fashion for women was dresses, or skirts and blouses. For men, it was suits or jackets, with very bright and colourful ties. Women usually put their hair up in a bun.

1950s

C) The 1950s was the decade of rock 'n' roll. Men wore drainpipe trousers and check jackets, and they greased their hair. Women wore tight sweaters and flared skirts, and they wore pony tails.

1960s

1960s

D) With the 1960s came The Beatles, the drugs culture, and flower power. Men and women began to dress in the same way, in loose clothes, with sandals on their feet and flowers in their hair.

1970s

1970s

E) In the 1970s, the fashion was punk. Both men and women had strange haircuts with bright colours. They wore torn jeans, leather and even safety pins. It was very usual for men and women to have tattoos in their arms.

1980s

1990s

F) In the 1980s and 1990s we have a mixture of styles. People wore what they wanted to wear, and not what fashion dictated.

G) Nowadays, people also wear what they want. However, girls normally wear large belts, diadems and bracelets and men normally wear jeans, sweatshirts and trainers. 

Nowadays

Vocabulary from the text

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Furthermore...


Materials which clothes are often made of:

LEATHER

POLYESTER

WOOL

DENIM

COTTON

LYCRA

NYLON

SILK

VELVET

50 years of FASHION

From the "swinging 60s" to the glamour of the 2000s, fashion is always changing. 
What is your favourite style?

Video: Emma Watson

 Have a look at this video about a famous actress (Emma Watson), talking about fashion.

Can you tell what the video is about?

1) What is Emma Watson wearing at the beginning of the video?

2) Can you name two of the shops she visits?

3) Does she like the boots the interviewer shows her?

4) What clothes does the interviewer thinks suit Emma best?

Real or not?

This is Dakota Rose known as the 'real Barbie'. What do you think? Is she real or not?






  Do you know someone like her? Who?

Do you want to continue learning about fashion?

Watch this film: 'The Devil wears Prada'. It is based on how a fashion magazine is run :)




 


 If you like the movie trailer, you can watch the full movie and tell the rest of your classmates what you think later on. Have fun!

Test: What is your style?

Try this test to know more about your style. Are you a sleek and stylisth fashionista or do you prefer function over fashion? Are you all about brand names or does affordable and practical win out? What is your style?

Go to the test: here

St. Patrick's Day

      St. Patrick is the patron Saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day is a very well known Irish national holiday, which is celebrated not only in Ireland but all around the world. It falls on the 17th of March. 
      Legend says that St. Patrick could raise people from the dead. He is well known for driving the snakes out of Ireland, although many people dispute how true this is. Another great story was how he used the shamrock, with its three leaves, to explain the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost) to his followers.
      St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated world-wide with people dancing and singing in Irish pubs, watching St. Patrick’s Day parade, drinking ‘green’ beer, wearing green clothes and just generally having good time. Children in Ireland have a tradition of pinching their friends who don’t wear green this day. Corned beef and cabbage is what most people have on this day. Another popular dish is Irish soda bread and potato pancakes. Iris pub owners go crazy on this day, putting green food colouring into their beers. People also drink lots of Irish coffee, which is made with warm whiskey, sugar, coffee and topped off with whipped cream. Sounds delicious? It is!

Saint Patrick's band

Saint Patrick's parade 

Answer the following questions from the text in the comments section:

1. What should you wear on St. Patrick’s Day?
2. Why is St. Patrick’s well known? Give two reasons
3. How do people celebrate St. Patrick’s day?






Here you have the hints of the words you have to look for in the following search word puzzle.

You can also watch this funny video about Saint Patrick's history. Enjoy it!