fashion plate
noun
1
: an illustration of a clothing style
2
: a person who dresses in the latest fashions
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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.
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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
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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
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“Fashion plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20plate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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