The Fashion house

The Fashion industry is big business.

But what is it like to work for a fashion company, or a fashion 'house'?
Before you listen think about these questions.

What kind of people work in the fashion industry?


What kind of clothes do you think they wear?


What is the working atmosphere like?

Do you think you would like working there ?





Listen to the recording and decide if the statements below are true or false



* True or False
* Answers
* Script

You don’t have to dress smartly .

There is a competition for who is the smartest dressed.

The speaker likes to wear black leather jackets.

The men usually wear bright colours.

Everybody colours their hair green or blue.

You are supposed to start work at eight o clock.

You can’t smoke in the building.

You can have a coffee in the café next door.

You can’t eat in the office.

You don’t have to dress smartly. True, you can wear anything you want to.

There is a competition for who is the smartest dressed. False, although the people are competitive about what they wear.

The speaker likes to wear black leather jackets. False. She likes a more elegant look.

The men usually wear bright colours. True. bright shirts and ties.

Everybody colours their hair green or blue. False, but one guy does.

You are supposed to start work at eight o clock. False, you can start anythime between eight and ten.

You can’t smoke in the building. True, they all smoke around the back of the building.

You can have a coffee in the café next door. False. They get free coffee from the company.

You can’t eat in the office. True.

As you can imagine the people here are quite fashion conscious, in fact some days it feels like a catwalk show, it is very competitive too. People can wear whatever they like but usually they choose to dress smartly for work. They are the kind of people who enjoy dressing up. I guess that’s why they like working for a company like this.

Most people wear black. It’s a bit like a uniform in the fashion industry, everyone wears black. Um, black blouses, polar neck jumpers, black trousers, black leather jackets, and that is just the girls!

The men are usually more imaginative, which is not surprising really they are all very extroverted. They normally wear brightly coloured shirts and ties. There is one guy here who even colours his hair to match his ties! Completely mad! This week his hair is green I think, or blue. Personally I like a more elegant look, dark suits and high heels.

A lot of the models who come in here are smokers, it’s amazing how many models smoke, but they are not allowed to smoke in the building so they have to go outside, and they can’t be near the entrance because it gives a bad impression so they are usually around the back

The office opens at eight but hours here are flexible, which means people can arrive anytime up to about ten o clock. I usually get here early because I like to go home early to miss the rush hour. We get free coffee all day but we can’t bring food into the office, but it’s ok, no one here eats anything anyway!

















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