Passion for fashion

I have always had a passion for fashion. I love bright, vibrant colors, varying textiles and different patterns. I love putting on a boring outfit and jazzing it up with a wide range of accessories and most importantly, fantastic shoes. For a long time I thought that I might be interested in fashion design or some sort of merchandising within the fashion world. Although that is still something I'm quite interested in, I find it more enjoyable now to shop for the fashion that others have created, especially if I find it at a bargain price. Clothing stores like Old Navy and The Gap are two of my favorites. These stores are considered bargain stores as the majority of their pieces are valued under $50. I buy the majority of my clothes at these two stores in order to save my money for more high quality pieces. I buy more expensive clothes in a very systematic way, taking certain factors into account such as; how much use I would get out of it and if it is a piece that I can wear during all seasons. Either way I rarely spend more than what I think the shirt or skirt is worth.


Prabal Gurung For Target® Short-Sleeve Dress  in Calypso Coral

 Before I was a teacher, I had a lot of casual clothes that I would wear to hang out with my friends or to go to school during the day. I love all of my clothes and now sometimes it is difficult to make my informal, but fashionable outfits appropriate for professional situations. Outfits for work are more modest and sometimes could be called boring. I still try to show my personality through other methods like my shoes and accessories, but my most vibrant dresses stay in my closet for other occasions on the weekend. Recently, there has been a trend in which the most vibrant colors are seen in the most modest ways. For example, I bought the dress at right at Target this week for the spring season that is quite demure in cut; it has longer sleeves and a knee length skirt, but the colors are incredibly bright. I love being able to blend professionalism and my passion for fashion in one cohesive outfit!

Vocabulary:
Vibrant (adjective)- very bright in color
Textiles (noun)- cloth or fabric
Jazz it up (idiom)- to make more interesting
Bargain (noun)- cheap in price
Systematic (adjective)- done in a system
Demure (adjective)- not showy or flashy

Vocabulary Cloze Exercise:

1) The different ________ used in the blanket made it too itchy to sleep with.

2) I love when I find a nice shirt that is also on sale. Getting it at a _______ price is exciting!

3) Wearing appropriate clothing to work is important. Your outfit doesn't have to be boring, but it should be ______.

4) Numbering questions is a __________ way of keeping things in order.

5) That neon pink is so bright! I love _______ colors!

6) By adding accesories to a boring outfit you can easily ___ __ __!

Grammar Point
In this post I talk a lot about clothing stores like Old Navy, The Gap, and Target. The names of the stores are capitalized because they are proper nouns. Other proper nouns include; people's names like Miss Bufkins or names of cities, states, and countries like Paris, New York, or Spain.

Grammar Exercise
Write a paragraph about a time in which you went to a clothing store. Talk about the name of the store, who you were with, what city and state you were in and finally, what you purchased there.