– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

No. And I've seen all this before.

Theyskens is trying to reinvent

the drop waist, so actually it’s— -Where are all the other dresses?

-We have some right here. And then Armani...

Stand, watch, and listen.

And I think it can be very interesting—

No.

-No, I just— It's just baffling to me.

Why is it so impossible to put together a decent run-through?

You people have had hours and hours to prepare.

-It's just so confusing to me.

Where are the advertisers?

We have some pieces from Banana Republic.

No, we need more, don't we?

Oh, this is—

This might be—

What do you think of—

Yeah, well, you know me.

Give me a full ballerina skirt and a hint of saloon and I'm on board.

Mmm.

But do you think it's too much like—

-Like the Lacroix from July?

I thought that, but no, not with the right accessories.

It should work.

Where are the belts for this dress—

Why is no one ready?

Here.

It's a tough call.

They're so different.

-Hmm.

Something funny?

No. No, no. Nothing’s—

You know, it's just that both those belts look exactly the same to me.

You know, I'm still

learning about this stuff and, uh...

“This...stuff?”

-Oh. Okay. I see.

You think this has nothing to do with you?

-You go to your closet and you select, I don’t know,

-that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world

that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back.

But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue.

It's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean.

And you're also blithely unaware of the fact that

-in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns.

And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent,

wasn't it, who showed cerulean military jackets?

I think we need a jacket here. -Mmm.

-And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections

of eight different designers.

And then it, uh, filtered down through the

department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic,

-casual corner where you no doubt fished it out of some clearance bin.

However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs.

And it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice

that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact,

you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you

by the people in this room.

From a pile of “stuff.”

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reinvent /ˌriːɪnˈvent/ B2	verb - to create again, to innovate
baffling /ˈbæflɪŋ/ B2	adjective - very confusing; perplexing
impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ B1	adjective - not able to occur or be done
confusing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing one to feel bewildered or perplexed
prepare /prɪˈpeər/ A2	verb - to make or get ready for something
ballerina /ˌbælərˈiːnə/ B1	noun - a female ballet dancer
accessories /ækˈsesəriz/ B1	noun - items that can be added to an outfit
select /sɪˈlekt/ B1	verb - to carefully choose something
seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/ B1	adverb - in a thoughtful or responsible way
turquoise /ˈtɜːrkwaɪz/ B2	adjective - a greenish-blue color
lapis /ˈlæpɪs/ C1	noun - a deep blue metamorphic rock
cerulean /səˈruːliən/ C1	adjective - deep sky blue in color
collection /kəˈlekʃən/ B1	noun - a group of things of the same type
filtered /ˈfɪltərd/ B2	verb - to pass through a filter
casual /ˈkæʒuəl/ A2	adjective - relaxed and informal
represents /ˌreprɪˈzent/ B1	verb - to symbolize or stand for
exempts /ɪɡˈzempts/ B2	verb - to free from an obligation or liability