This document provides vocabulary related to clothes and accessories. It includes lists of items for accessories and jewelry, men's and women's underwear, different types of clothes, neck styles, patterns, materials, synonyms for fashionable, and information on the order of adjectives when describing clothes. Practice examples are also provided to describe items of clothing using adjectives in the correct order.

1. Clothes and Accessories
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2. Accessories & jewelry
 A brown belt
 A turquoise bracelet
 A silver chain and pendant
 A diamond ring
 Emerald earrings
 A ruby necklace
 Tie
 Bow tie

3. Underwear
Men
 Boxers
 Y-fronts
Ladies (Lingerie)
 bra(s)
 pant(s)/knicker(s)
 stocking(s)
 tights

4. Clothes {{{{ Confusing Words?
 A nightdress
 An evening dress
 A bathrobe
 A dressing gown
 A waistcoat

5.  A running vest
 A sweatshirt
 Slippers
 Flip flops
 A tracksuit

6. Necks
A polo neck
and
sleeveless
T shirt
U neck
Polo
Collar
T-shirt
< Sweet-heart neck

7. Patterns
 A checked shirt
 A striped T- shirt
Patterned shirts

8. Materials
•Suede
•Leather
•Fur

9. Synonyms and antonyms for fashionable
(stylish, up-to-date)
 chic
 hot
 mod
 smart
 trendy
 in style
 in vogue
 in-thing
 last word
 latest thing
 modish
 Antonyms
 dull
 old-fashioned
 outdated
 unfashionable
 unstylish
 out

10. Order of Adjectives
 We can put more than one adjective before a noun (often two and
sometimes three). These must go in a particular order:
OPINION Size Other
qualities
(shape/
temperatur
e…)
Age Colour
+
pattern
National
ity
Materi
al
NOUN
Lovely
Beautiful
Delicious
…
Big
Tiny
…
Warm
Round
Long
…
New
Old
Young
Blue
Striped
…
Italian
…
Silk
Suede
…
Jacket
Car
Boy
….
 She was wearing a really long, red, wool scarf.
 John is wearing his awful, old, striped socks.

11. PRACTICE. A) Put the words in the right order,
adding a/an where necessary.
1. Scarf silk Italian gorgeous
2. Shoes suede hideous
3. Skirt short wool
4. Tight sweater purple
5. Tie striped black and white
6. Long new cotton T-shirt

12. B) Describe the following items of clothing using at least
three adjectives in the correct order
1
2 3
4
5

13. Answers
 A)
 1. A gorgeous, Italian,
silk scarf.
 2. Hideous, suede shoes.
 3. A short, wool skirt.
 4. A light purple sweater.
 5. A black and white,
striped tie.
 6. A long, new, cotton T-
shirt.
B)
1. Awful, blue and white,
striped pyjamas
2. A beautiful, tight, blue,
silk dress.
3. A polo necked, purple
wool sweater.
4. Long, black, leather
boots.
5. An expensive, beige
suede bag.
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