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La Mode et le Style — French fashion vocabulary | Vocabulary

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Fashion & style — looking good in French. This French fashion style looking good vocabulary list gives you 24 essential words — from la mode (fashion) to faire les magasins (to go shopping) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about fashion style looking good, then test yourself with the games below.

La Mode et le Style

Fashion & style — looking good in French

Le style 👗

la modefashion
à la modein fashion
tendancetrendy
le stylestyle
chicchic / smart
décontractécasual
une marquea brand
démodé(e)out of fashion

S’habiller 🧥

s’habillerto get dressed
porterto wear
mettreto put on
essayerto try on
aller bien àto suit
une tenuean outfit
la taillethe size
la pointureshoe size

Les détails ✨

les accessoiresaccessories
un saca bag
des bijouxjewellery
un motifa pattern
uni(e)plain
à rayuresstriped
à la mode de ParisParis-style
faire les magasinsto go shopping
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📘 Fashion French decoded

  • Porter = to wear (the state); mettre = to put on (the action): je mets un manteauje porte un manteau.
  • Ça te va bien ! = that suits you! · aller bien à quelqu’un = to suit someone.
  • La taille = clothing size; la pointure = shoe size — don’t mix them up in a shop!
  • France = fashion capital: le prêt-à-porter (ready-to-wear), la haute couture, and « the French look » = effortless (décontracté chic).
  • Shopping verbs: essayer (try on), faire les magasins / faire du shopping, les soldes (the sales).

🔊 Useful phrases

Cette robe te va très bien !That dress really suits you!
Je peux essayer ce pull ?Can I try on this jumper?
C’est très à la mode en ce moment.It’s very trendy right now.
Quelle est votre taille ?What’s your size?

🔊 Example sentences

Elle a beaucoup de style.She has a lot of style.
Ce manteau ne me va pas.This coat doesn’t suit me.
J’adore faire les magasins pendant les soldes.I love shopping during the sales.

✍️ Practice

that suits you = ça te ___ bien (aller)

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va

clothing size = la ___ (shoe size = la pointure) (measurement)

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taille

trendy = à la ___ (in style)

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mode

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How do you say « fashion »? (recall)

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la mode

What does « le style » mean? (recall)

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style

How do you say « a brand »? (recall)

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une marque

What does « porter » mean? (recall)

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to wear

How do you say « to suit »? (recall)

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aller bien à

What does « la pointure » mean? (recall)

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shoe size

How do you say « jewellery »? (recall)

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des bijoux

What does « à rayures » mean? (recall)

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striped

French fashion style looking good vocabulary — FAQ

How do you say common fashion style looking good words in French?

For example: fashion is « la mode », in fashion is « à la mode », trendy is « tendance ». The full list above has 24 French fashion style looking good words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.

What are the most useful French fashion style looking good words to learn first?

Start with the basics: la mode (fashion), à la mode (in fashion), tendance (trendy), le style (style), chic (chic / smart), décontracté (casual). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.

How can I memorise French fashion style looking good vocabulary?

Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.

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