Clothes and Fashion

People haveditÍerent attitudes to Í.ashion'Some areindift.erent, they do notcare what they wear. others. especially women, are very choosy and particularabout what to wear and like to spenda lot of money on clothes.Sorne pectplc buy ready-rnadeclothes, others prefer to have themmade to measureor buy thernat second-handshops, some have cxccllent tastein dress and are always dressedperÍ.ectly, others are s|ovenlyin dress'Thcr.e are sornepeoplc who wirntto bc dressed accordingto the latestfashion at all costseven if it-doesnot suit them.It seemsthat it is a hobby lur themto follow the ťashiontnagazines and see what a Í.ewleading designers in Paris. Rome, London or New York prcsent.For sshoes,handbags. glglasses. Clothing, Íbotwear and cosmetic manul.acturers as wcll asjewel|ery makers arrd hairdressersneed to make money. Styles, cuts, designs and particularlythe length of clotheschange very quickly becauseminiskirts lnay be in atone titne, soon to be r.eplacedby midca|fIength and Iotlse drcss or maxi-style.Fashions oftenrevert to older styles;what is out ol.Í'ashion,l.unny or ridiculousn()w' Inay |ook rornantic a few decades |ater'But tlre fashions never repeat themselvesquite in the same way. There can be a whole r.angeoť distinctiveÍ.eatures' We cou|dnote various types of neckline(high or low, oval' V-neck' boatneck, tie or polo ncck' with collaror collarless),and variouscuts of sleeves(inset, raglan, dropped shoulder or batwin-u).The dress rnayhave a classic line,A-line or be straight,the waistline may be natural,high or low. At onetime straight or slit skirtsare in. at anothcrl'ull. bell-shapedor divided skirts becometrendy. There is also a varietyof materials the dresscan be rnadeof - traditionalnatural rnaterials such as cotton.wool. linen,silk and the vastcollection of new labrics basedon man-madefibres. But everybodyusr.rally looks firr l'irstclass, waslrable,non-iron, crease- and shrink-resistant ťabric. Their design can be plain or patterned(l-ltlwcred' geometric. stripcd. checked.dotted or spotted)and takenfrorn the whole specttumof coloursrunnin-s fiorn the bli-qhtcstandresses. loose blouseswith a low necklineand with shortsleeves or withoutsleeves, skirts gathered at thewaist or bell-shaped,cropped trousers,shorts or Bermudashorts and variousT-shirts, and on our Í.eetwe pull on sanda|s'rnu|es. slippers or.plirnsbikini,one-piece or two-piece)or truuks.sometirnes a beachgown and a strawhat. In winterwe needto wear sornethingwarm - suits.trousers, jeans, woollies, cardigans, polo neck sweaters. jurnpers,anoraks and par.kas,winter coats and jackets, sotnetimes even a Í.urcoat, .Eloves and tnittens.caps, lroocls' hats, scarfšand mulTlers.And boots of course' On special occasions we like to be dressedproperly too. When we go to a concertor to the theatrewe prcler to be dressedup. We wear an eveningdress, which consistsof a dark suit,a light shirt and a tie or a bowtie.solnetilnes a dinnerjacket,an eveninggown, court shoes and purnps. For sportswe puton sportswear. such as jeans, shorts. T-shirts. blazers,parkas, track suits and to themountains a waterproofjacketor anorakand sports shoes (tlainers, plirnsolls. hcavy bclotsor skishoes)'At homewe like to ťeelcomlbrtable, arrd so we prefer|eisure weal.- slacks..jcansand T-shir.ts aIrd tln our feetslippers or mules.To schoolwe wearsomething practical and plain. The tnostÍavouritc weaf tlf teenagcrsincludc jeansor trouscrs,shirts and T-shirtsof diff-erentcolours, sweatshirts or pulloversand trainels.Fur workshclpor cleanirrg jobs we mustput on an apron,overall or overalls. Specialkinds of clothesare unifonns and costurnes. Uniforms areworn particularly by prolessionalssuch as tlre police.thc arrned Íbrces, health workers, sometimcs workers of a certainfirrn' It is stilIa tradititltlitr somc schooIs in Britain (mostlyprivate ones) to weal.íl school unifot.m' It usuallyconsists of a whiteshirl and g|ey or clarktrouset.s and a clar.k swcateror blazerwith a schoolbadge on thebreast pocket and perhaps a cap (l.oryoungcť boys)' Unlike theboys wlrtl coat. a blouseand a skirt in somedark colour, such as grey,navy blueor brown.Girls would pref-eroldinary clothes to cxprcss theirpersonality or perhapsthey just feel morecomlbrtable in jeansand a T-shirl.The argurnentlbr unikrnnsis thatthey preventcompetition alnong thc girls and hide dif-Íbrencesin farnilyincotnes' Costumes on the otherhand reÍlcct the style of a pasttirne. Apart Íl.omthe theatre thcy ar.ell()t seen \i cry ol.tcn. only on specialoccasions. Scotsmen are well-known fbr theirnational costulne which consistsol'a kilt (a shoriskirt with marrypressed pIeats), knee-length woollen socks, a cap anda sporran(a Íur-coveredba-q worn as a pur.se).The kiItis rnade of tartan,a kind oťwoo|len c|otlr woven in stripesof variousctllours whiclr cr.oss at rightanglcs stl as t()!i)|ln a pattefn' The diťÍ-erenceis in theco|ours arrd the width ol.the stripes' Most tartanshave either.qreen or rccias thc'tjotninant coltlur.

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