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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Outside the world of corsets and courtiers, Coughlan has gone full-on fashion plate on the red carpet and off: a chilli-red blazer dress by Stella McCartney was a standout. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024 According to the museum, many of the works have never been exhibited or seen outside the archives, including the corset of an 19th-century Parisian fashion plate, a 1938 Elsa Schiaparelli evening look, actress Mae West’s 1940s negligees and a 1952 cocktail dress by Christian Dior. Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 14 Aug. 2024 Much has been made of Anne Hathaway’s subtle yet significant style pivot, which has taken the actor from the wholesome and prom dress-wearing girl next door to an experimental fashion plate cloaked in corseted puffer jackets, sequined columns, and capuche gowns. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 June 2024 Stella, it can safely be said, was not a fashion plate. Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fashion plate 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fashion plate was in 1851

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“Fashion plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20plate. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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