fashion plate
noun
1
: an illustration of a clothing style
2
: a person who dresses in the latest fashions
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Lambert has his finger on the pulse and transforms any client into a real fashion plate.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
With the help of her longtime stylist, Jahleel Weaver, the fashion plate modified the runway look, styling the electric blue coat over a corseted bodysuit and swapping opaque red tights for sheer black stockings.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
With the help of her longtime stylist, Jahleel Weaver, the fashion plate modified the runway look, styling the electric blue coat over a corseted bodysuit and swapping opaque red tights for sheer black stockings.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Fashion plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fashion%20plate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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