high fashion

noun

Examples of high fashion in a Sentence

boutiques that sell high fashion to the very wealthy
Recent Examples on the Web Mirror landed endorsement deals for products from fast food to high fashion, and their faces were plastered all over the city. Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024 Hip-hop and mainstream culture were indistinguishable; models were walking high fashion runways in dookie chains and durags, and hip-hop music executives and artists ran a key part of New York’s social scene. Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 The brand, which works under the meaning of fashion being art, mixes high fashion custom offerings and accessible streetwear. Cordell Jones, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024 Other lots will feature objects that, like sneakers, fall at the intersection of high fashion, pop culture and sports, such as a Louis Vuitton foosball table and a limited-edition sculpture Lady Gaga designed to enfold a bottle of Dom Pérignon champagne. The New York Times, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024 Combining her passion for high fashion and her background in computer science, Madé Lapuerta, the creator behind it all, pulls together the trends and recurring colors, patterns, silhouettes, and objects that hold a fascination with current shoppers. Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023 Her Juste un Clou necklace by Cartier, shaped like a bent nail, screamed high fashion. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024 Your Knitwear Do The Talking Who knew knitwear could feel so high fashion? Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024 David LaChapelle’s controversial high fashion hurricane, two decades on Previously, rooftops had always brought to Ahn’s mind a sense of ease and comfort. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of high fashion was in 1870

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“High fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20fashion. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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