fashion victim
noun
: someone who wears fashionable clothes that make him or her look unattractive or silly
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And if they're caught rocking some flops, they won't just be arrested as a fashion victim.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
The desire not to become a fashion victim seems to be the thinking behind the rise of shopping newsletters.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Because the fact is, while no one wants to look like a fashion victim, no one wants to look like a victim of fashions in tech, either.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 June 2023
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
The desire not to become a fashion victim seems to be the thinking behind the rise of shopping newsletters.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Because the fact is, while no one wants to look like a fashion victim, no one wants to look like a victim of fashions in tech, either.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 June 2023
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“Fashion victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20victim. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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