Методические указания по работе с темой "Clothes and Fashions". Дедова С.А - 16 стр.

      − What was in fashion last year?
      − Is fashion only for the rich?                                               IV. Have you ever seen any fashion shows or parades? Describe them.
      − Is it possible to consider clothes as a special sign, for example, a so-   Read the short text about the fashion industry. Do you agree with its
        cial one? Give example to prove your opinion.                              viewpoint?
II. Comment on the following statements.                                                  Why it is that fashion houses design their clothes for the youngest and
      § Women will never resist fashions. They take the changes in fashions        skinniest men and women? We may not actually want to look like
        for granted and are never surprised.                                       supermodels, but it is a fact that the most emaciated figures have dominated
      § New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation       the world’s catwalks for a very long time. It seems it is not in the interests of
        of women.                                                                  the fashion industry to represent an “average” person. Although “slimmer”
                                                                                   may not always mean “more desirable” in the real world, fashion succeeds
                                 Vive La Mode!                                     because it carries with it that image of the last attainable figure.
       The times may be uncertain, but in Paris last week gloom gave way to
glamour as fashion’s top designers strutted their stuff.                                  V. Prepare a speech or an article for any fashion magazine about the
       Fashion’s top designers strutted their spring collections in Paris – and    last trends in fashion. Dwell on the topics of colours, footwear, particular
they did it with gusto. At Chanel’s show, in the bowels of the Louvre, the         items of clothes. Use the text about fashion and the article as models for this.
music blared, “Tonight it’s party time!” as 50 models marched down a raised
glass runway in floating chiffon ponchos and micro-mini chemises. Alexander                                       Boy Meets Girl
McQueen showed toreadors in laced leather pants and beaded jackets,                       Androgynous clothing design is a familiar idea nowadays, although it is
senoritas in cascades of ruffles and lace and even a girl speared like a bull.     perhaps the term “unisex” that is more commonly used by the fashion
And John Galliano of Christian Dior, elaborating on the ethnic notes he had        industry. Traditional dress restrictions for men and women are becoming
trotted out in his July show, sent out models done up like Bedouins in turbans.    blurred, largely because gender riles in today’s society are defined less strictly
       Even after the September 11 attacks nobody was going to let terrorism       than they were.
hijack style. “This is our business. We must go on,” Domenico De Sole, CEO                With menswear designer Lee Copperwheat, Pam Blundell produces the
of Gucci Group told NEWSWEEK. And with ear-shattering hip-hop, blinding            Copperwheat Blundell label. She says, “I design trousers for women and Lee
lasers and nearly naked models, go on they did.                                    will re-cut them for men. We have even started doing unisex pieces, such as
                                                                                   trousers and raincoats, in six different sizes to fit everybody! Many other
III. Complete the diagram with the words from the texts.                           designers work in this way, with the result that similar lines for men and
                                                                                   women are now much more readily available.”

                                                                                   What do you feel about these sorts of clothes? Do you think that unisex
                                                                                   clothing will still be in fashion in five years’ time? Why/ why not?

                                                                                   The pictures (Additional material) and the statements below can help you to
                                                                                   do the task.
                                                                                          Сегодняшняя мода предлагает на выбор самые разнообразные
                                                                                   стили.
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