fashion plate
noun
1
: an illustration of a clothing style
2
: a person who dresses in the latest fashions
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My fave is the fashion plate with the big New Romantic hair and the white silk ascot — picture that guy getting past the bouncer down on Main Street.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025
The design also did away with conventional fashion plates, so the superstructure has no structural pillars, increasing its flow and supersizing the sea views from just about anywhere on board.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
Forget following trends or playing it safe: these forward-thinking fashion plates navigated the step and repeat with a unique point-of-view.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Ever the fashion plate, Tolbert, 59, wore a ballcap advertising one of his favorite beers and a white T-shirt.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025
The design also did away with conventional fashion plates, so the superstructure has no structural pillars, increasing its flow and supersizing the sea views from just about anywhere on board.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
Forget following trends or playing it safe: these forward-thinking fashion plates navigated the step and repeat with a unique point-of-view.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Ever the fashion plate, Tolbert, 59, wore a ballcap advertising one of his favorite beers and a white T-shirt.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Fashion plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20plate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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