Collocations Clothes and fashion

Clothes

be wearing a new outfit/​bright colours/​fancy dress/​uniform

be (dressed) in black/​red/​jeans and a T-shirt/​your best suit/​silk/​rags (= very old torn clothes)

be dressed for work/​school/​dinner/​a special occasion

be dressed as a clown/​pirate/​policeman

wear/​dress in casual/​designer/​second-hand clothes

wear jewellery/​accessories/​a watch/​glasses/​contact lenses/​perfume

have a cowboy hat/​red dress/​blue suit on

put on/​take off your clothes/​coat/​shoes/​helmet

pull on/​pull off your coat/​gloves/​socks

change into/​get changed into a pair of jeans/​your pyjamas

Appearance

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/​cosmetic surgery

use/​wear/​apply/​put on make-up/​cosmetics

Fashion

follow/​keep up with (the) 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/​vogue for something

organize/​put on a fashion show

show/​unveil a designer’s spring/​summer collection

sashay/​strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway

be on/​do a photo/​fashion shoot