- be wearing a new outfit/bright colors/fur/a uniform/a costume
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
- be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
- wear jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/gloves/socks/helmet
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pajamas
- change/enhance/improve your appearance
- create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
- brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
- have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
- have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
- have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
- have/get a makeover/plastic surgery/cosmetic surgery/Botox™ treatment
- use/wear/apply/put on makeup/cosmetics
- follow/keep up with fashion/the latest fashions
- spend/waste money on designer clothes
- be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
- have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
- update/revamp your wardrobe
- be in/come into/go out of fashion
- be (back/very much) in vogue
- create a style/trend for something
- organize/put on a fashion show
- show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/runway
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
- clothing
- garment
- dress
- wear
- gear
- clothes [pl.] the things that you wear, such as shirts, jackets, dresses, and pants:Please pick your clothes up off the floor.
- clothing [U] (somewhat formal) clothes, especially a particular type of clothes:warm clothing
- Clothing is more formal than clothes and is used especially to mean “a particular type of clothes.” There is no singular form of clothes or clothing:a piece/an item/an article of clothing is used to talk about one thing that you wear, such as a dress or shirt.
- garment (formal) a piece of clothing:He was wearing a strange shapeless garment. Garment should only be used in formal or literary contexts; in everyday contexts use a piece of clothing.
- dress [U] clothes, especially when worn in a particular style or for a particular occasion:Casual dress is allowed on Fridays.
- wear [U] (usually in compounds) clothes for a particular purpose or occasion, especially when it is being sold in stores:the children's wear department
- gear [U] clothes for a particular purpose:the most advanced cold-weather gear (= warm boots, coats, gloves, etc.)
- casual clothes/clothing/dress/wear
- evening/formal clothes/dress/wear
- designer/sports clothes/clothing/garments/wear/gear
- children's/men's/ladies' clothes/clothing/garments/wear
- to have on/be in/wear …clothes/garments/gear
used to describe a situation in which everyone suddenly realizes that they were mistaken in believing that someone or something was very good, important, etc. Soon investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes, and there will be a big sell-off in stocks. From the story of The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen, in which the emperor is tricked into thinking he is wearing beautiful new clothes and everyone pretends to admire them, until a little boy points out that he is naked.
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