fashion plate
noun
1
: an illustration of a clothing style
2
: a person who dresses in the latest fashions
Examples of fashion plate in a Sentence
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The actor and fashion plate quickly adopted the trend, wearing Miu Miu’s take to the Venice Film Festival as well as to the premiere of My Policeman.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
Always the fashion plate, the model stepped out in a polished fall look that broke a long-standing color rule.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
For starters, the yacht is equipped with transparent fashion plates that allow natural light to fill the sprawling four-deck interior.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
That’s the kind of self-assuredness that fashion plates tend to have in common.
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2023
The red and white color combination on her hull gives her a distinct look, as does her glass fashion plate.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
The death of English actress, singer-songwriter, and Gallic fashion plate Jane Birkin at the age of 76 has deprived the world of one of its most luminous and unconventional idols.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 20 July 2023
The New York fashion plate knows the department store, a relatively new institution in New York that opened in 2019, like the back of her hand.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
Beware of the consequences of making your daughter a fashion plate.
—Katherine Manuel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
Always the fashion plate, the model stepped out in a polished fall look that broke a long-standing color rule.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
For starters, the yacht is equipped with transparent fashion plates that allow natural light to fill the sprawling four-deck interior.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
That’s the kind of self-assuredness that fashion plates tend to have in common.
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2023
The red and white color combination on her hull gives her a distinct look, as does her glass fashion plate.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
The death of English actress, singer-songwriter, and Gallic fashion plate Jane Birkin at the age of 76 has deprived the world of one of its most luminous and unconventional idols.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 20 July 2023
The New York fashion plate knows the department store, a relatively new institution in New York that opened in 2019, like the back of her hand.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
Beware of the consequences of making your daughter a fashion plate.
—Katherine Manuel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Fashion plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20plate. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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