high fashion

noun

Examples of high fashion in a Sentence

boutiques that sell high fashion to the very wealthy
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The dress was the work of the Italian designer Giorgio Armani, who died yesterday in Milan at the age of 91—and who was the reason so many stars wear high fashion in the first place. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025 Vallance’s collaboration is the latest in high fashion flights of fancy. Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 The world of high fashion in the 1980s and 1990s was a wild and dangerous place, clad with dirty money and ruthless competition. Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 For the high fashion moment, Venus donned a blazer by Willy Chavarria, another designer of color. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high fashion

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of high fashion was in 1870

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“High fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20fashion. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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