IELTS Essay: Western Clothes and Traditional Clothing

Vocabulary Answers

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fashion industry the making of clothes

increasingly closer more and more near

common pervasive

wear western-style attire clothes from America, Europe, etc.

instead of over

traditional clothing clothes from your culture

natural result of normally what comes from

globalization the world becoming more similar

negative on the whole bad overall

given considering

lack of diversity everything the same

adopt start to use, make a habit of

trends due to patterns because of

effects impact

In past centuries hundreds of years ago

limited to only having to do with

procure get

local area where they live

efficiently transport good ways to send

vast quantities of lots of

air flights

land buses, trains, etc.

sea oceans

fashion products clothes

famous brands well-known fashion companies

can undercut local manufacturers’ prices charge less than local companies

global nature of media the way internet, news works

particularly especially

rise of increasing

social media TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

accelerated makes it go faster

process development

subconsciously not knowing what is happening

influenced by impacted by

pervasiveness how common it is

decidedly detrimental definitely bad

concentrates wealth gives the money to

in unimaginative corporations not creative companies

traditional styles old clothes

subsumed taken over by

limited range not that much variety

aesthetic preferences artistic likes

Hmong communities an ethnic group

vibrant design colorful clothes

sustainable good for the environment

textured fabrics nice materials

hemp an old fabric used for clothes

cultural contributions what they give based on their traditions

necessarily of course

blander fashion world more boring clothes

concerned with having to do with

profit the money earned

creative expression artistic expression

without artistic merit no artistic value

spread moving out, growing

consumerism buying things

impairs cultural diversity hurts cultures around the world

strive to embrace try to help

environmentally-friendly good for nature