will get a chance to see the new clothing and the latest trends. Fashion weeks take place
all over the world, but the most important ones take place in the four main fashion
capitals of the world: New York City, London, Milan, and Paris. Sometimes a phrase
fashion season is used relative to the world fashion shows. It has the following
definition: «a time of a year traditionally adopted ... for a series of fashionable social
events» [12].
The noun fashion is part of numerous expressions: to come into fashion – to
become stylish and fashionable; to bring into fashion – to introduce a fashion; to go
out of fashion – to no longer be trendy or fashionable; to be in fashion – to be popular,
trendy; to be in the fashion – to follow trends; to be dressed in the latest fashion – to
be dressed in fashionable clothing; high fashion –
expensive, fashionable clothes
produced by leading fashion houses
; the the world of fashion – world industry of the
fashion; the language of fashion – signification of
specific social and cultural positions
through dress
.
The adjective fashionable has the following definitions: 1) following a style that
is currently popular; 2) used by people following a current fashion; 3) frequented or
patronized by persons of fashion or by those who conform to fashion [11]. In addition
to the function of the adjective, the lexeme fashionable also acts as a noun in the sense
of «a secular man». The adjective fashionable in the sense of «the fashion follower,
fashionable» has a number of synonyms, such as: in fashion (style, vogue), being done,
well-liked, favored, all the rage, contemporary, rakish, smart, modish, stylish, chic,
recent, popular, up-to-date, up-to-minute, brand-new, green, current, latest, speak and
span, fresh. The main semantic features of these lexemes are: 1) modernity, 2) style, 3)
beauty, 4) the newest model. The adjective fashionable is distinguished by the presence
of an antonymic row that has some semantic features: 1) non-modernity; 2) worn-out
state; 3) recklessness; 4) devotion to the past traditions: old, out-of-date, time-honored,
time-worn, out-dated, past, archaic, historic, obsolete, worn-out, unfashionable,
unstylish, dowdy, scruffy, traditional, moth-eaten, Adamic.
In English, the verb to fashion is verbalized in the form of the following lexical
units: to model, to shape, to form, to produce, to actualize, to create, to invest, to effect,
to perform, to bring into being, to call into existence, to erect, to generate, to fabricate,
to construct, to cause it, to give birth, to bring to pass, to beget, to contrive. A defining
semantic attribute of these lexemes is the meaning «to mold into a particular character
by influencing, instructing, training or conditioning». All these synonyms are used in
speech in accordance with the styles of the language and correspond to the meanings
«to give a look, shape, style», «to model». Very often the verb to fashion is verbalized
through some other meanings: to adjust, to accommodate, to fit, to live up to, to
accustom, to regular, to harmonize, to fit the pattern, to get in line. In this case, the
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