Juliet: Help! I need your advice on what to wear to the gala next week.
Ella: Oh, you lucky thing! I wish I could go.
Juliet: I wish you could, too. And you have more fashion sense than me.
Ella: Rubbish! What did you have in mind?
Juliet: Well, it’s a black tie event and the theme is ‘nature’, so maybe something green.
Ella: Hmm, yes, but perhaps you could wear something natural, too, like flowers.
Juliet: Oh, you are so clever! I could weave flowers into my updo.
Ella: Sounds good! And your dress, should it be floor-length?
Juliet: Yes, paired with stilettoes. Will you come shopping with me?
Ella: Yes, it’s been ages since our last spree!
Juliet: Great, I’m so excited!
Ella: What’s your husband wearing?
Juliet: A tux, of course. Men have it so easy!
NOW LET’S REVIEW THE VOCABULARY!
A gala is a kind of luxurious party to raise money for a cause.
Lucky thing is a colloquial phrase to say, “You are so lucky.”
When you have an instinct for what is stylish or trendy, you have good fashion sense.
Rubbish is a colloquial phrase meaning ‘nonsense’.
To have something in mind means to have some kind of plan.
A black tie event is a formal occasion with a very strict dress code.
A hairstyle where long hair is tied up on top of the head is called an updo.
A dress can be short, knee-length, below the knee (‘midi’) or long, also called ‘full-length’ or ‘floor-length’.
Stilettoes or stiletto heels are high-heeled shoes with high, very thinheels.
You can say ages when you are talking about a long time.
A spree refers to an activity over a long period of time. You can have a shopping spree, a spending spree, a drinking spree, a crime spree, etc.
Tux is short for tuxedo.
When something is easy to do for someone, you can say they have it easy.
