Clothing vocabulary: de jas (coat/jacket), de trui (sweater), het hemd (shirt/undershirt), de blouse (blouse), de broek (trousers), de rok (skirt), de jurk (dress), het pak (suit), de sokken (socks), de schoenen (shoes), de laarzen (boots), de hoed (hat), de muts (woollen hat), de sjaal (scarf).
At the clothing shop: de maat (size), de kleedkamer (fitting room), de korting (discount), het materiaal (fabric), katoen (cotton), wol (wool), leer (leather), synthetisch (synthetic). Sizes in the Netherlands follow European sizing. Asking for help: Heeft u dit in een grotere maat? (Do you have this in a larger size?) Mag ik dit passen? (Can I try this on?)
Describing what someone wears: hij draagt (he is wearing), ze heeft aan (she has on), gekleed in (dressed in). Adjectives for clothing: strak (tight), wijd (loose/wide), lang (long), kort (short), modieus (fashionable), casual (casual). Dutch fashion tends toward practical and understated, though cities like Amsterdam have a vibrant street-style scene.