English vocabulary with pictures: Women’s clothing

Tank top: a type of shirt that has no sleeves and very thin straps.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing a blue tank top

Blouse: a shirt with buttons down the front. 

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She always wears a blouse to work.

Businesswomen often wear blouses.

Skirt: A type of clothing women can wear instead of pants or shorts.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing a white skirt.

Dress: A beautiful type of women’s clothing.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing a red dress.

Be careful not to confuse dress (n.) with get dressed (v.), which is the action of putting on clothes! Both men and women get dressed in the morning, but only women wear dresses.

Bra: You wear this to support your breasts.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing a bra.

There is also a specific type of bra for exercise and sports, called a sports bra.

Panties: A common type of women’s underwear.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing black panties.

You might know the word underwear, which refers to all clothing under your external clothes. There are various types of underwear for both men and women. The style in the picture is called panties.

Lingerie: Sexy underwear.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing expensive lingerie.

When a bra and panties are in a sexy style, it’s called lingerie.

Pantyhose: A thin covering for your legs.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
Wearing pantyhose helps keep my legs warm in the winter.

Pantyhose can also be called nylons or stockings.

Scarf: You wear this around your neck to stay warm.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing an orange scarf.

There is also another type of scarf called a headscarf:

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
In some cultures, women wear headscarves.

Necklace: a type of jewelry that you wear around your neck.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She wore a blue necklace for her wedding.

Bracelet: a type of jewelry that you wear around your wrist.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
I bought this bracelet in South America.

Earrings: a type of jewelry you wear in your ears.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
She’s wearing blue earrings.

High heels or just “heels” are a type of shoe that makes you taller.

Purse: a type of bag specifically for women.

English vocabulary with pictures: Women's clothing
I never go anywhere without my purse.

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