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 |