 Hi, this is Shayna from espressoenglish.net, and in today's lesson, you're going to test your listening and expand your vocabulary. The theme of the lesson is clothing and fashion, so I'm going to talk a little bit about my opinion and experiences, and after you watch the video, you can take the quiz under the video and also read the transcript where I explain some of the vocabulary words. Let's get started. Growing up, clothing and fashion were not important to me at all. I was definitely a tomboy, not a girly girl, so I would rather play sports or go hiking than dress up or braid hair or play with makeup. And I took this lack of fashion sense into college, where I dressed mostly in t-shirts and soccer shorts. I only really started paying attention to my clothing when I started to work, and then I started to buy clothes that were a little more professional, more attractive, and more flattering for my body type. But despite this transition, I still don't really enjoy the process of shopping for clothes. For me, it's more frustrating than anything else, mainly because it's so difficult for me to find clothes that fit. I'm short, so usually pants need to be hemmed, and my body type is very muscular, so it's just difficult to find styles that fit me and look good on me at the same time. I don't have a favorite store, and I really couldn't care less about design or clothing. In my opinion, it's overpriced, and you're paying really for the name, and to impress other people with the fact that you have a $300 pair of jeans. I also pay no attention whatsoever to what's trendy or what's in style. In my opinion, fashion is a very individual matter, and not every style is going to look good on every person. And also not every person is going to feel comfortable with every style. I think it has a lot to do with your personality and how you express yourself through your clothing. I think fashion is important in the sense that you need to feel comfortable and confident in your clothing. I've always enjoyed the TV shows where they take a person with no fashion sense whatsoever, and some professional stylists give them a complete makeover. They throw out all the clothing in the person's wardrobe. They take them shopping, and they teach them how to pick out clothes that are flattering for their body type, and that will look good, and the person will feel good. And what I love to see is the boost in self-esteem that it usually gives to the person. But on the other hand, I also think it's important not to get obsessed with clothing and fashion because it's very superficial, and we shouldn't judge a person by their appearance and by what type of clothing they're wearing or not wearing. The only piece of fashionable clothing that I really can't stand are high heels. I think they're uncomfortable, not practical, and they always make my feet hurt. I don't enjoy wearing them at all. And so I only put on high heels for really, really special occasions, such as my wedding. But it's always a relief to slip them off afterwards.