Clothes in Italian (shoes, accessories, fashion)

Learn how to talk about I vestiti, clothes, in Italian.

Italian clothes list (suit, jacket, shorts, dress)

Let's see the most important capi di abbigliamento, garments.

Here are some examples.

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Valentina I.

Michela S.

Valentino C.

Elisa G.

Alessandro C.

Simona C.

Elisa G.

Samuela D.

Silvia M.

Monica C.

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Accessories in Italian (cap, jewelry, bag, handbag)

Here are some accessori (accessories) you can use with your outfit.

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Underwear in Italian (socks, bra)

Check out la biancheria intima, l'intimo (underwear).

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Shoes in Italian (boots, slippers)

To make your outfit complete, don't forget to wear le scarpe (shoes).

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Materials in Italian (leather, silk)

To describe your outfit further, you can use these materiali (materiali).

To specify a material, use The prepositions Di (Of) followed by the material.

Useful verbs (to wear, to put on)

The following verbs could be useful when it comes to talk about clothes and dressing.

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Italian words and expressions about fashion (size, trendy)

The following words could be useful when talking about fashion.

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Fashion in Italy (fashion show, model)

Italy is an important country for fashion (moda) and clothes (vestiti).
Some Italian fashion houses and stylists are the most appreciated and influential in the world, constantly setting excellence standards for the fashion industry.

Some useful words regarding the fashion industry:

Daily dialogue

Check out the following dialogue and short story about fashion and clothes.

At a clothes shop

 At home

Maria farà presto una breve vacanza al mare. Ora sta preparando la valigia.
(Maria will soon go on a short vacation at the sea. Now she's preparing her luggage.)
Per andare in spiaggia, porta con sè delle infradito nere e due costumi: un bikini blu e un costume intero rosso. 
(To go the beach, she's taking with her flip flops and two bathing suits: a blue bikini and a red swimming suit.)
Per il caldo sole estivo, mette in valigia anche un cappello e degli occhiali da sole.
(For the hot summer sun, she's also paking a hat and a pair of sunglasses.)
Per esplorare la città, porta alcune canottiere colorate e dei pantaloncini abbinati.
(To explore the city, she brings some colorful tank tops and some matching shorts.)
Quando uscirà la sera indosserà delle magliette carine, dei jeans e delle sneakers bianche. 
(When she will go out in the evening, she will wear some cute shirts, jeans and white sneakers.)
Per le serate in discoteca, indosserà un vestito e dei sandali, oppure dei tacchi.
(To go to the disco, she will wear a dress and sandals, or high heels.)
Infine, mette in valigia alcuni reggiseni, mutande, borsette e orecchini.
(Finally, she packs some bras, underpants, handbags and earrings.)