Fashion Museum

1.You will hear some information about a fashion museums.

1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:

• to be made by hand;

• Coco Chanel;

• Christian Dior;

• ‘New Look’;

• Mary Quant;

• flower power fashion.

1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.

2.1.Choose the correct answer:

1	The Morecamber Fashion Museum guide starts the excursion with clothes for…	a) the present; b) sportsmen; c) the future ; d) the past .
2	In the past rich men and women wore jackets, trousers and dresses made…	a) specially for them; b) in Paris; c) in factories; d) by designers.
3	Many people think Coco Chanel	a) started making clothes; b) influenced fashion in the 20th century; c) introduced a short skirt; d) initiated a ‘New Look’ fashion.
4	Things like shorts and tennis clothes became popular in…	a) 1900; b) 1908; c) 1920; d) 1960 .
5	Short skirts went with…	a) up to the knee boots ; b) sandals; c) military boots; d) saddle shoes.

2.2.Is the statement true or false?

-The guide showed some slides on the screen.

-The exhibition is devoted to clothes of the future.

-Only people of high incomes are interested in fashion

-The picture shoes a young man trying on his brother’s old jacket.

-In the past Ladies’ clothes were short and made of light materials.

-Even today when people want to look smart they wear 17^th century clothes.

-In the next picture the guide pays the public’s attention to a pair of white shiny skates.

2.3.Answer the questions:

-When and were did Coco Chanel start making clothes?

-What sort of clothes did Coco produce?

-Who made skirts longer again?

-When were ‘flower power’ and student fashion popular?

-Who introduced short skirts?

3.1.Write the summary of the excursion.

3.2.Would you like to visit the museum? If yes, say what exhibit you would like to put on.

Tapescript 5 Males and Fashion

1.You will hear some information about males attitude to fashions.

1.1.Pay attention to the following vocabulary and explain their meaning:

• lace-up shoes;

• a slavish fashion follower;

• quality fabrics;

• the width of the lapel.

1.2.Reproduce the situations in which the vocabulary was used.

2.1.Choose the correct answer:

1	Men never get bored with…	a) shopping; b) choosing shoes; c) wearing ties ; d) wearing the same clothes .
2	Speaker 2 loves the feel of…	a) quality fabrics ; b) lace-up shoes; c) fashion magazines; d) the buttons on the suit.
3	Speaker 3 thinks that when shopping men feel less….than women.	a) necessity; b) self-confidence; c) tired; d) experienced.
4	Men want to look…	a) smart-casual; b) mighty; c) reasonably good; d) fashionable.
5	Speaker 6 believes that it’s….that drives women to look for comfort and fashion.	a) insecurity ; b) self-assurance; c) vanity; d) market research.

2.2.Is the statement true or false?

- Men do not want to worry about putting together a different outfit every morning.

-Once a man finds a style he likes, he’ll stick to it unless the body shape changes.

-Speaker 1 wore a hundred of shirts for 10 years.

-Speaker 2 was a slavish fashion follower in 1990.

-Speaker 4 thinks men don’t notice any change in fashion.

-Speaker 5 claims men visit different shops when buying clothes.

-Speaker 6 thinks women tend to much more care about other people’s opinion than men.

2.3. Answer the questions:

-When do men generally find their own style?

-What do men have to feel parting with their money?

-Which way can men’s fashion change?

-What happens to men after 15 minutes of aimless shopping?

-Do sales and stores of male and female clothes differ in number? Which way?

3.1. Write the summary of the speakers’ opinions.

3.2.What’s your attitude to the so-called: a) metrosexuals; b) retrosexuals?

3.3. Describe an ideal men’s winter/summer outfit.

MOVIES

THE BLING RING

Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

Director: Sofia Coppola

Writers: Sofia Coppola, Nancy Jo Sales (based on the Vanity Fair article "The Suspect Wore Louboutins" by)

Stars: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson

Full synopsis

Quiet teenager Marc Hall (Israel Broussard) arrives as a new student at Indian Hills High School in Calabasas, California. He is befriended by the fame-obsessed Rebecca Ahn (Katie Chang). While at a party at Rebecca's house, the pair check unlocked vehicles on the street, taking valuables such as cash and credit cards.

When Marc mentions that one of his wealthy acquaintances is out of town, Rebecca suggests they go to his house that night and rob it. Marc is very uncomfortable trespassing, but Rebecca (who seems to have a slight sociopath personality) does not show any nervousness at all. Rebecca steals a handbag, mentioning that her idol, Lindsay Lohan, has the same one. She also takes an amount of cash, and the keys to a Porsche, which the pair use to flee the scene. With the cash, the two go on a shopping spree, affording themselves the luxury lifestyle they admired in magazines.

Another night later, Marc visits a nightclub with Rebecca and her friends Nicki (Emma Watson), her adopted sister Sam (Taissa Farmiga), and Chloe (Claire Julien), where they rub shoulders and mingle with celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst and Paris Hilton. While researching Hilton on the Internet, Marc and Rebecca realize that she will be out of town. Finding the key under the doormat, the pair goes through Hilton's belongings, taking some small items of jewelry. Rebecca then flaunts a stolen bracelet to Nicki, Sam, and Chloe at a party.

At Nicki's request, Rebecca and Marc take her, Sam and Chloe back to Hilton's house. The group marvels at the excess of Hilton's lifestyle, and steals shoes, bags, dresses, cash, and jewelry. Marc and Rebecca return to rob Hilton's house on a third occasion. The pair also decides to rob the home of Audrina Patridge, once again using the Internet to determine when she will not be home. The entire group uses the same method to burgle the home of Megan Fox, with Nicki's younger sister Emily (Georgia Rock) squeezing through a pet door to gain access to the home.

The group enters the home of Orlando Bloom and his girlfriend, Miranda Kerr. The girls proceed to steal her usual items, while Marc finds a case filled with seven of Bloom's Rolex watches along with a roll of cash. Chloe then helps Marc sell the watches to her boyfriend, Ricky. Marc (revealed to be a closeted homosexual) keeps a pair of women's high-heeled shoes and clothes to wear for himself around his house. Another night or two later, the group returns once again to Hilton's house, with Sam's boyfriend Rob, who also steals from the home.

A news report releases captured CCTV footage from the robbery at Audrina Patridges home. This concerns Marc, but Rebecca is undeterred and her recklessness and egomania only grows. Rebecca next instigates a burglary at the home of Rachel Bilson. Word spreads amongst the group's social circles, and the girls proudly boast of their accomplishments at parties, also posting photographs of the stolen items on social media sites. The group ultimately robs the home of Lohan, Rebecca's celebrity idol. Shortly after, Rebecca moves to Las Vegas with her father due to troubles at home, leaving some of her stolen items with Marc, who inadvertently helps Rebecca transfer stolen items across state lines.

News reports of the Hollywood Hills burglaries intensify, with the media labelling the group "The Bling Ring". CCTV from several robberies in addition to the evidence on social media allows authorities to identify the group. The police arrest Marc, Nicki, Chloe, Rebecca, Rob, and Ricky, however Sam is not identified in the footage and avoids arrest. Marc cooperates with the police, informing them on the details of the burglaries, much to the chagrin of Rebecca, who has been identified as the ringleader. A Vanity Fair journalist interviews Marc, who is remorseful, and Nicki, who vehemently suggests the others were at fault, and that she was simply involved with the wrong people. Rebecca, being the sociopath, shows no remorse for her actions and, like the others, tries to pass the blame for all of this on Marc and others of her group. The group is ultimately prosecuted, receiving varying amounts of jail time and being ordered to collectively pay millions of dollars in restitution for the stolen items.

The group serves its jail time, and Marc and Rebecca each go into seclusion from the press... never speaking to each other again. The film then cuts to a few months later where Nicki is on a talk show talking about her time in jail. She reveals that her cell was next to Lohan's. After digressing, she turns to the audience (and the viewers) as she finds a way to enhance her newfound notoriety, telling them to visit her now-popular website detailing her life after The Bling Ring.

True facts

Prior to shooting, Sofia Coppola got the cast to fake-burgle a house to see what mistakes they'd make.

Sophia Coppola had lunch several times with real-life convicted Bling Ring burglar Nick Frank Prugo, the basis of the film's character Marc. Prugo, and his gang of thieves, reportedly stole over $3 million from celebrity homes. After serving a year in jail, Prugo claimed, as of May 2013, that he had not seen the film yet.

The scene taking place at Paris Hilton's home was actually filmed there.

Kirsten Dunst's cameo as herself was not written into the script. Instead it was incorporated into the movie after she decided to pay an unplanned set visit to Sofia Coppola.