high fashion

noun

1

: high style

2

: haute couture

Examples of high fashion in a Sentence

boutiques that sell high fashion to the very wealthy

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s been about two decades since Sand, repped by IMG Models at the time, graced the catwalk for Giuliano Fujiwara and other high fashion designers. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

The exhibit will include over 200 pieces that play with the sensible, mundane, and high fashion. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026

The concept explores how designers transform everyday staples (like jeans, T-shirts, sneakers) and unexpected materials (think paper, plastic, and metal) into works of high fashion. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026

An early push into high fashion came from designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla, who included Plasticana clogs in her Fall 2020 runway collection. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for high fashion

• compassion
• ashen
• passion
• ration
• internation