lookbook

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A set of photographs, in print or online, showing clothes or styles put together as complete outfits.

   Grammar: Countable: a lookbook, three lookbooks.

   Patterns

   • a lookbook of something
   • a lookbook for a season

   The brand released its spring lookbook on Monday.

   She built a lookbook of outfits to show potential clients.

   The designer's lookbook featured models in the old harbour.

2. 2nouncountable

   A collection of images used to show a style, mood or finished rooms, as in interior design or a film.

   Grammar: Often used with a designing field: a home lookbook.

   Patterns

   • a lookbook for something

   The decorator sent us a lookbook of living room ideas.

   The director shared a lookbook to explain the film's visual style.

   We made a lookbook for our wedding colours.

Word forms

Common combinations

seasonal lookbook

The store posts a seasonal lookbook online.

digital lookbook

Each buyer received a digital lookbook.

shoot a lookbook

They shoot a lookbook every autumn.

flip through a lookbook

I flipped through the lookbook for outfit ideas.

Synonyms and how they differ

catalog

A catalog lists items for sale with prices, while a lookbook sells a style or mood and may have no prices.

portfolio

A portfolio shows one person's own work, whereas a lookbook shows a collection of outfits or designs.

mood board

A mood board is a loose collage of inspiration, while a lookbook is usually a finished, polished set of photos.

Word family

look noun

a style or complete outfit

book noun

set of pages bound together

photoshoot noun

session of taking photographs

collection noun

set of designs released together

Commonly confused: lookbook or lookbook vs catalog?

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