AT THE FOOTWEAR DEPARTMENT

walking shoes

pattern shoes

wedge-heeled shoes

slippers / mules

leather shoes

suede shoes

patent-leather shoes

pumps

open-toe shoes

high-heeled shoes

shoes with stiletto heels

shoes with rubber soles

trainers

thick-soled shoes

sandals / bareheeled shoes

zip-up shoes

pull-on shoes

laced shoes

riding boots / highboots

moccasins

platform shoes

a shoe lace

shoe polish

a shoe horn

the shoe hurts me;

the shoe pinches in my toe;

the shoe's pressing on mytoe;

I cannot pull it on,

the shoes are rather tight / large;

the instep is too large;

the shoes are tight and I doubt if they will stretch with wearing;

my feet don't feel comfortable in these shoes;

the shoes are reliable/ lasting/ wearable

I want strong walking shoes

high heels aren’t suitable for country wear

they’ll give a little

36 of home make, 37 of foreign make

SIZES

Have you a suit to fit me?

What size do you take in hats?

What size are these shoes?

You'd better take a size smaller.

I take size 7 in hats, 8 in gloves, 8 ½ in shoes, and 15 ½ in collars.

I wear a size 40 shoe.

This dress is just mysize.

FITTING

Where is the fitting-room / fitting booth?

Will you try this suit on?

This suit is too large for you.

1) To my mind I will be a laughing-stock of thetown in a dress like this.

2) I think, I am a perfect fright in this tight fitting coat.

3) Does it suit me?

4) Do I look all right?

5) I don't feel right in this velvet dress.

6) How does it fit me?

7) I think it's a bad fit. It doesn’t fit me.

8) A button-through dress doesn't meet.

9) I can't button up this travellingsuit.

10) It's a little too tight for me.

1) It fits you like a glove.

2) It fits you to a wonder.

3) it's a perfect fit. It fits you fine.

4) It appears to fit well.

5) On the contrary, it fitsyou wonderfully.

6) You look very nice in it.

7) Try this one, it is a size bigger.

8) Tight dresses and skirts came into fashion.

9) You look perfect. Couldn't be better.

10) It is very becoming to you.

11) lt becomes you very well.

12) It looks awfully nice on you.

QUALITY

(CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES)

Is it durable?

I should like to point out the quality.

Here is the best quality.

It is of the best quality.

This material is beyond comparison.

This cloth is very expensive, but, on the hand, the costume made of it will wear well

will wear for years

will last a lifetime

will be long-wearing

will stand a good deal of wear

will stand any amount of wear

will wear well and keep shape.

This seems to be poor stuff.

The fur of this quality will wear out verysoon.

It is of very bad quality.

This material tears easily.

Trousers of this material don't keep theirshape.

The material is too coarse.

This material creases easily.

This cloth doesn't crumple atall.

It resists wrinkles quite well.

It needs no ironing, or very little.

It is unshrinkable.

This material holds a crease very long.

It is crease -(wrinkle-)resistant.

Is it waterproof?

The color will stand for ever.

It's color-fast. It won't fade. It'll never lose color.

The material is of close texture.

The material, though coarse, is beautifully woven.

The material is good, but it won't do for a winter coat.

FASHION

to be keen on fashion

to be in fashion/ out of fashion

to come into/ go out of fashion

to be ahead of fashion

to follow the fashion

to set a fashion

to be (of) the latest fashion

It’s all the vogue

- the latest model from Paris

- current fashion

- high fashion

to hold/ organize a fashion show

a fashionable dresser

MATCHING. FASHION. STYLE.

1. I want a hat to match this dress.

2. The shoes are not in tone with your dress.

3. What color of shoes will go best with my suit, do you think?

4. This dress is up-to-dale.

5. I should like something quieter.

6. It has gone out of fashion.

7. These colors clash, don't they?

8. I never wear everything of one color - it has a monotonous effect.

9. I want something more stylish.

10. What have you got of the latest designs (styles, fashion, make)?

11. These two colors contrast very well.

12. You haven't got anything alter that style, have you?

13. This dress is too loud for me.

14. I've got a new blue suit. What color will suit it best?

15. It has come into fashion recently.

16. No, I don't like the cut and color of any of them.

17. This style doesn't suit me.

18. It's all the vogue.

19. Such suits are in fashion now.

20. I'm afraid, they won't go very well with this dress, though.

21. This color is of the latest fashion.

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1510