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6 Fashion in Technology

Grammar Adverbial clauses and conjunctions 2

A. Do you agree with these statements? Discuss with a partner.

1. As long as there are high-street chains, there will always be sweatshops to supply them.
2. I don’t buy ethical merchandise because it’s much more expensive.
3. We should buy fair-trade so that people can earn their way out of poverty.

In the previous unit, we looked at adverbial clauses of place, manner, condition and concession.
Match the conjunctions in the word boxes with the adverbial clause they introduce.

as long as because before in order that once since so while

time after, as soon as, once, until, when

purpose/result so that

reason as, that

B. Read the text. Complete the sentences with conjunctions from exercise A.

Is the fashion industry becoming more inclusive?

Inclusivity and diversity are hot topics in most areas of society
at the moment, and many people are campaigning
1 the fashion industry tackles the issues
head-on. 2 Nigerian designer Ade Hassan
launched Nubian Skin, her idea was to develop underwear
to suit a wider range of skin tones. Similarly, Rihanna’s Fenty
line of make-up was developed 3 women of
any skin tone could use the products. And, 4
model Halima Aden wore a hijab on the catwalk at the 2017
New York Fashion Week, designers are looking to include a
more diverse range of ethnicities in their international shows.

But it is not only racial inclusivity which is being addressed.
Antonio Urzi, an Italian designer, felt the fashion industry was
snobbish 5 he took part in FTL Moda’s
AW15 show which used disabled models. He has designed a
range of clothes for amputees 6 he does not
believe their disability makes any difference to his creations.
Another area where we are seeing more catwalk diversity is
the use of plus-size models. 2017 saw 26 plus-sized models on
the New York catwalk 7 women around the
world can have a more positive body image.

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