Fashion is a form of self-expression
and autonomy at a particular
period and place and in a specific
context, of clothing, footwear,
lifestyle, accessories, makeup,
hairstyle, and body posture.
BRAND
noun
A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
Example: The store sells a variety of shoe brands.
sk: značka
BUZZWORD
noun
A voguish word or phrase. — called also buzz phrase.
Example: 'Diversity' is the new buzzword in education.
sk: módne slovo
CLOTHING
noun
Clothes collectively.
Example: Fat raindrops soaked his clothing and left him chilled.
sk: oblečenie
CONTRIBUTES
verb
Help to cause or bring about.
Example: Studies have shown that exposure to extreme heat can contribute to mental health issues, problems for pregnant women and poor birth outcomes.
sk: prispieva
CULTURE
noun
The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
Example: She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture.
sk: kultúra
FASHION
noun
A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.
Example: Short skirts have come back into fashion. Those ruffled blouses went out of fashion years ago.
sk: móda
GENDERLESS
noun
Genderless clothing is being designed without a specific color or texture in mind, it is simply designed to be able to fit a variety of body types and the fashion is fluid, not inherently masculine nor feminine.
Example: A trendy boutique selling genderless accessories.
sk: bez rodu
HAUTE COUTURE (French for 'high sewing' or 'high dressmaking)
noun
Expensive, fashionable clothes produced by leading fashion houses.
Example: He considered himself a haute couture decorator but aimed for simple or humble elegance.
sk: vysoká móda
INDUSTRY
noun
An activity or domain in which a great deal of effort is expended.
Example: Style evolution is fast and furious in the fashion industry.
sk: priemysel
INHERENTLY
adverb
In a permanent, essential, or characteristic way.
Example: The world is inherently uncertain.
sk: inherentne
PUFF
A gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
Example: Puff shoulders have become a staple of contemporary womenswear, and will remain so for the upcoming Pre-Fall 2021 season.
sk: nafúknuté
RUNWAY
noun
A raised structure along which models walk in a fashion show : catwalk.
Example: Most of Jackson's clothes, especially his suits, were custom made or straight off the runway from Paris or Milan.
sk: dráha
SATURATED
adjective
Of a color : having high saturation : PURE
Example: Saturation is sometimes referred to as color intensity, a fully saturated color is one of pure color while a fully desaturated color appears as grey.
sk: nasýtená
SELF - EXPRESION
noun
Self-expression is the expression of your personality, feelings, or opinions, for example through an artistic activity such as drawing or dancing. The conflict between self-expression and the pressure to conform is a central one for her. Clothes are a fundamental form of self-expression.
Example: Through writing campaign letters and letters to his family, he stopped seeing himself as a victim of circumstance and learned positive self-expression.
sk: seba - vyjadrenie
SILHOUETTES
adjective
A dress silhouette is the overall shape that a dress creates when it hangs on your body—in other words, it's the outline of the dress rather than all the little details. From gowns to evening dresses, different silhouettes aim to emphasize or flatter different body types or parts.
Example: There are three basic silhouettes -- the sack, the European and the American cut.
sk: siluety
SOCIETY
noun
An organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. A body of individuals living as members of a community.
Example: We need to do more to help the poorer members of our society.
sk: spoločnosti
STYLE
noun
A distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.
Example: She likes to wear the latest styles. She definitely has her own unique style.
sk: štýl
TREND
noun
Trend is a general direction or something popular.
Example: The exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, presents a selection of dance costumes that have inspired fashion trends, alongside designer pieces that were either influenced by or derived from dance.
sk: trend
VOLUMINIOUS
adjective
(of clothes) Very loose or full, having much fabric.
Example: Voluminous silhouettes are much more wearable when paired with elements that provide balance, like a tube top and a full skirt or a strong top with softer pants.
sk: objemný
WEARER
noun
The person wearing something.
Example: These suits are designed to protect the wearer from cold shock as they enter the water.
