I. Match the names of famous fashion designers with some facts about their life and work.
1. Gianni Versace
| a) an American fashion designer, owns over 200 retail stores in 80 countries. He was the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton from 1997 to 2013.
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2. Marc Jacobs
| b) is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines.
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3. Dolce & Gabbana
| c) a British fashion designer and couturier. He is known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001 and for founding his own label.
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4. Armani
| d) Italian fashion designer, a founder of an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes, was shot dead on July 15, 1997
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5. Alexander McQueen
| e) an Italian luxury industry fashion house that has a casual line that follows an urban inspiration and attempts to set trends rather than follow them.
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6. Dior
| f) a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses
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II. Match the words with their definitions. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
1.artistic
| a) immature; childish; infantile:
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2. eccentric
| b) charmingly or fascinatingly attractive
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3. juvenile
| c) reserve in feelings, behavior,
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4. bold
| d) sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty
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5. glamorous
| e) resisting some established authority, government, or tradition;
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6. rebellious
| f) courageous and daring
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7. restrained
| g) deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice
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8. oddity
| h) a desire or craving:
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9. yen
| i) rarity, curiosity, wonder.
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