Name: Do you like high-visibility fashion? 6 Minute English
Uploaded: 2022-06-17T08:42:05.000Z
Duration: 6 min 15 s
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Neil: Hello. Welcome to 6 Minute English,

Neil: Rob, it's good to see you keeping up

- although I have to say it is a bit dazzling.

Rob: Neil, I'm no fashion victim - this high-vis

or high-visibility jacket is for safety. I

Neil: And a fashion victim, by the way, is

be fashionable, even if it doesn't actually

Rob: Well, I can assure you, I don't wear

my bright jacket to look cool but in today's

fashion accessory? Was it... a) the 1970s,

Neil: Well, we'll reveal the answer at the

end of the programme. Now let's talk more

Rob: Yes, they were designed to be worn for

traffic. So it's strange to think that now

people choose to wear them to be on-trend

Neil: Hannah Marriott is the Fashion Editor

Hannah Marriott: There's also just a trend

bright things, very eye-catching things, it

everyone's scrolling down their Instagram

sort of catches the eye, that seems yeah,

those kind of trends are getting a bit more

traction at the moment - than the sort of

understated cashmere jumper kind of fashion.

Rob: So her reason is social media. In our

fast-paced lives, we're quickly scrolling

Neil: And these attention-seekers need to

wear some eye-catching - something that will

discuss at work or on social media - even

if it is to say "that guys looks ridiculous"!

is normally affordable, when they're sold

higher prices, particularly if they have a

We know that many people wearing high-vis

jackets are doing important jobs, so does

Neil: Yes, it's something Hannah Marriott

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Do you like high-visibility fashion? 6 Minute English

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