French Phrases: Clothing terms in French

Basic clothing terms in French

These are rather generic names of clothes in French.

des vêtements	de vɛtmɑ̃	clothes
un pantalon	æ̃ pɑ̃talõ	a pair of trousers
un jean	æ̃ dʒin	a pair of jeans
un short	æ̃ ʃoʁt	a pair of shorts
une chemise	yn ʃmiz	a shirt
un haut	æ̃ o	a top
un pull	æ̃ pyl	a jumper, pullover
un sweat	æ̃ swit	a sweater
un tee-shirt1	æ̃ tiʃœʁt	a T-shirt
une jupe	yn ʒyp	a skirt
une robe	yn ʁɔb	a dress
un survêtement	æ̃ syʁvɛtmɑ̃	a tracksuit
un manteau	æ̃ mɑ̃to	a coat
une veste	yn vɛst	a jacket
un costume	æ̃ kɔstym	a suit
des chaussettes	de ʃosɛt	socks
des chaussures	de ʃosyʁ	shoes
un collant	æ̃ kɔlɑ̃	a pair of tights, pantyhose (US)
un chapeau	æ̃ ʃapo	a hat
une cravate	yn kʁavat	a tie

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1. Is also written T-shirt in French.

Describing materials, style of clothes

Here are the French words for some common clothing materials. In general, either de or en can be used before the name of the material. (The choice here reflects the most common usage found on Google.)

acrylique	akʁilik	acrylic
de coton	də kɔtõ	cotton
en cuir	ɑ̃ kɥiʁ	leather
de daim	də dæ̃	suede
de feutre	d~ fœtʁ	felt
en laine	ɑ̃ lɛn	woollen
de nylon	də nilõ	nylon
en polyester	ɑ̃ pɔliɛstɛʁ	polyester
en soie	ɑ̃ swa	silk
de tissu synthétique	də tisy sæ̃tetik	synthetic

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