| scruff | niechluj, brudas |
| pastel | in pale colour |
| power outfits | formal clothes to make you seem powerful |
| frumpy | bez gustu, nudny |
| outfit | set of clothes |
| dress codes | accepted way of dressing |
| dress down | wear less formal clothes |
| smart-casual | informal but clean,tidy, stylish |
| dressy | szykowny, wytworny, elegancki |
| skimpy | skąpy, kusy / close-fitting, using less material |
| baggy | loose |
| snazzy | modern, stylish / odlotowy :D |
| to be dressed to kill | attract people's attention (sexually) |
| off the page/rack | ze stojska ? (!) |
| on the high street | z ulicy ? (!) |
| all the rage | very fashionable |
| in the height of fashion | extremely fashionable way |
| up-to-the-minute | most recent |
| set a new trend | started new fashion |
| ahead of your time | new ideas before they are fashionable |
| catch on | become popular |
| slave of/to fashion | sb strongly influenced by fashion |
| (to speak) off the cuff | mówić z miejsca, z marszu (bez przygotowania) |
| to be hand in glove with someone | close working relationship with |
| cloak-and-dagger | potajemny, sekretny |
| to have/take the shirt off someone's back | someone's last possession |
| do sth on a shoestring | spending as little as possible |
| without frills | simple and plain / bez bajerów |
| to put someone in a straitjacket | restrict someone's freedom |
| to wear the trousers | to be the dominant partner in marriage (woman!) |