| a good fit | the right size |
| a garment | an article of clothing |
| bespoke | made-to-measure |
| ready to wear | gotowy do noszenia |
| tape measure | something used for measuring sizes |
| tailoring | the skill of making clothes |
| rack | a frame or shelf used to hang clothes |
| to suit | to be right for; or to look good on someone |
| strip off | to take all your clothes off |
| suit/ fit/ match | general impression/ measure/ colours |
| get sb's measure | measure sb's body // hold an opinion |
| belt up | fasten your seatbelt // to shut up |
| prospective | potential, future - potencjalny |
| heralded | announced (as) |
| the bulk of | the most of (większość) / a lot of - big amount |
| opt for | to choose sth |
| top-of-the-range | sth of good quality - najwyższej klasy, z najwyższej półki |
| single out | wyróżnić |
| reception | recepcja |
| accountant | księgowy |
| dress-down day | the day when employees can wear casual clothes; when the dress code is relaxed |
| appalled | shocked |
| civil liberities | swobody obywatelskie |
| human resources | dział kdar |
| smart-casual | half formal, half not; mixed style |
| dress code | the rules of wearing to special occassion |
| casual clothes | simple, everyday clothes |
| a slave to fashion | someone who follows every trend of fashion as a fashion victim |
| to set a trend | to start a trend |
| a trendsetter | someone who starts trends |
| off the peg | ready to wear (but not made-to-measure!) |
| peg | kołek, wieszaczek |
| ahead of your time | when you wear sth before it becomes popular |
| up to the minute | trendy - na czasie |
| on the high street | on the main street, where all the shops are |
| to be dressed to kill | to wear very attractive clothes that make other people notice you easily |
| all the rage | very fashionable - ostatni krzyk mody |
| seams | szwy |
| cuff | mankiet |
| shoestring | sznurówka |
| cloak | peleryna |
| feather | pióro |
| frill | falbanka |
| straitjacket | kaftan bezpieczeństwa |
| dagger | sztylet |
| hem | rąbek |
| glove | rękawiczka |
| to burst at the seams | to be full (usually of people), overcrowded - pękać w szwach |
| cloak everything in secrecy | hide, keep sth secret, keep sth dark - otaczać tajemnicą |
| (speak) off the cuff | to speak without any previous preparation - improwizować |
| (cook) on a shoestring | to pay as little money as possible while cooking - tanim kosztem |
| a real feather in sb's cap | sth to be proud of - powód do dumy |
| without frills | basic, without any specials |
| put sb in a straitjacket | to restrict someone's freedom - obezwładnić, ograniczyc czyjąć wolność |
| cloak-and-dagger (meetings) | secret (meetings) |
| hemmed in | surrounded by the enemy - osaczony |
| to be hand in glove with sb | to cooperate closely with sb |
| baggy | loose |
| skimpy | from small amount of material; too small or inadequate |
| frumpy | wearing unfashionable or shabby clothes |
| to catch on | to become more popular - przyjąć się |
| to wear the trousers (in a marriage) | about woman - to dominate in a marriage |
| 'a dressy do' party | a party where smart clothes are obligatory |
| a snazzy outfit | attractive, fashionable look |
| a power outfit | the outfit that makes you look powerful, energetic (usually about women) |
| to look like a slob | to look untidy, lazy, scruffy |