A: do you think I still fashionable in this dress?
B: I think so. Blue is still fashionable at the moment.
a: this style came out last year, though. I like the dress, but I’m not sure whether last year’s fashions will be same this year.
b: I think this kind of dress will stay in fashion for a few more years. People don’t change fashions every year. It would be too expensive.
a: yes. Only the top designer try to tell people to change fashion every year, but only rich people can do it.
b: there are some real fashion victims who just have to keep totally up-to-date with expensive clothes.
a: I wish I could be one of those people, but my budget simply doesn’t stretch that far. I have to limit the amount of money I spend on clothes otherwise I would go on a shopping frenzy1.
B: I know what you mean. The situation will be worse if we marry our boyfriends and have children. The we’ll have even less money to spend on fashionable clothes!
Intermediate
A: look at these clothes designed by top fashion designer like Versacci, Calvin Klein, and Vivienne Westwood. What do you think of them?
B: well, they look lovely, but they’re not very practical. I mean, would you wear that dress to the office or walking down the street?
A: I know what you mean. People would stare at you in amazement2 if you wore something like that in an everyday situation. I suppose only extravagant3 rich people wear then at cocktail4 parties.
B: maybe. I’m not sure why they have fashion shows like this. Hardly anyone will buy those clothes. The clothes you see are nothing like the ones that ordinary people wear. It seems like a waste of money.
A: I think that the designers hold these fashion shows for a few reasons. First, it’s just like a big party. They can meet each other and network. The other thing is that it is great advertising5. All the journalists and photographers are there. Thirdly, it give them a chance to show what they would like to see people wearing.
B: you meant it’s an expression of their fantasies?
A: yes. I think the designers are saying that these clothes are what they would like to see people wear if those people weren’t concerned with what other people might think. In a way, the designers are saying‘don’t worry about what others think. Wear what you like!’.
B: very philosophical6. I think they design these clothes more for publicity7. They try to see who can be the most extreme and outrageous8, but still stylish9.
A: come on. All this fashion has reminded me that I want to buy some clothes.
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