high fashion

noun

Examples of high fashion in a Sentence

boutiques that sell high fashion to the very wealthy
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The couple’s low-key date night in Paris was the calm before the high fashion storm on Tuesday. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026 This, too, gave audiences a sense of being in-the-moment, offering a contemporary upgrade for our current times, showing a bit of defiance, a bit of dishevelment and a sense of personality that’s often lost in the polished, proper world of high fashion. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot. Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026 Consani grew up in the Bay Area and can pinpoint the exact moment the world of high fashion seduced her. Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026 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 5 Feb. 2026.

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