fashion plate
noun
1
: an illustration of a clothing style
2
: a person who dresses in the latest fashions
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That one stars Yang and Aidy Bryant, who returned for his final show after leaving herself in 2022, as futuristic fashion plates.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Jan. 2026
Published a collector’s album of fashion plates—Les Robes de Paul Poiret racontée par Paul Iribe—(the same artist who would create the signature Poiret rose, and who would later be engaged to Coco Chanel), that show off the designer’s waistless, up-and-down Directoire vein.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2026
In more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim.
—Hilary Clarke, CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
The fashion plate was honored at the WWD Style Awards with the Fashion Icon Award.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Jan. 2026
Published a collector’s album of fashion plates—Les Robes de Paul Poiret racontée par Paul Iribe—(the same artist who would create the signature Poiret rose, and who would later be engaged to Coco Chanel), that show off the designer’s waistless, up-and-down Directoire vein.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2026
In more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim.
—Hilary Clarke, CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
The fashion plate was honored at the WWD Style Awards with the Fashion Icon Award.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Fashion plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20plate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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