Appearance, Clothes and fashion

Ani's words

apron a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the waist down, and tied around the waist. Aprons are worn over other clothes to keep them clean, for example when cooking. When baking you should wear an apron. esiliina, essu
bathrobe a loose piece of clothing worn before and after taking a bath She had on a bathrobe. kylpytakki
beanie a small, round close-fitting hat He had on a beanie. pipo
beret a round flat cap made out of soft cloth
  • a soldier wearing the light blue beret of the United Nations
baskeri
blouse a piece of clothing like a shirt, worn by women She was wearing a beautiful pink blouse. pusero, paitapusero
cardigan a jacket made of wool like a sweater but fastened with buttons down the front a blue cardigan made from 100% wool. villatakki
court shoe a woman’s formal shoe that is plain and does not cover the top part of the foot   avokas
cloak a type of coat that has no arms, fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders, worn especially in the past
  • She stormed off, her cloak flying behind her.
kaapu, viitta
coordinate, co-ordinate coordinate (something) (with something) (rather formal) if you coordinate clothes, furniture, etc. or if they coordinate, they look nice together This shade coordinates with a wide range of other colours. rinnastaa, sovittaa yhteen
disguise something that you wear or use to change your appearance so that people do not recognize you His angelic look is just a disguise. valeasu, naamioitua
flamboyant brightly coloured and likely to attract attention flamboyant designs pramea, mahtaileva
form-fitting (of clothing) fitting your body closely, so that the shape of your body can be clearly seen She wore a form-fitting red dress. istuva, muodon mukainen
garment a piece of clothing When you go outside, you should put on garments. vaatekappale
goggles a pair of glasses that fit closely to the face to protect the eyes from wind, dust, water, etc. or give extra visual powers
  • a pair of swimming/ski/safety goggles
suojalasit
outerwear clothes such as coats that you wear over other clothing, especially outside winter outerwear päällysvaatteet
hosiery used especially in shops as a word for tights, stockings and socks hosiery shop (sukat, sukkahousut)
mitten a type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately a pair of mittens lapanen, kinnas
overall a loose piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers in one piece, made of heavy cloth and usually worn over other clothing by workers doing dirty work The plummer wore overalls. haalari
patterned decorated with a pattern patterned wallpaper kuvioitu
pendant  a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck on a chain She had on a beautiful pendant. riipus
petite (of a girl, woman or her figure) small and thin She was fair-haired and petite. siro, pikkuinen
pinstripe one of the thin white vertical lines printed on dark cloth that is used especially for making business suits (pinstripe suit)
  • a tall man in grey pinstripe
liituraita 
revealing (of clothes) allowing more of somebody’s body to be seen than usual a revealing dress paljastava
auburn (of hair) red-brown in colour She had an auburn hair. kastanjanruskea
balding starting to lose the hair on your head The man was balding. kaljuuntua
complexion the natural colour and condition of the skin on a person’s face pale complexion iho, ihonväri
grimace an ugly expression made by twisting your face, used to show pain, dislike, etc. or to make somebody laugh
  • ‘What's that?’ she asked with a grimace.
irvistys, irvistää, virnistää
hideous very ugly or unpleasant
  • Their new colour scheme is hideous!
hirveä, inhottava
lean (of people, especially men, or animals) without much fat; thin and fit He had a lean, muscular body. hoikka, laiha
obese (of people) very fat, in a way that is not healthy
  • Obese patients are given dietary advice.
lihava