high fashion

noun

Examples of high fashion in a Sentence

boutiques that sell high fashion to the very wealthy
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The show very quietly looks like a high fashion editorial, when so many other shows right now are full of busy over-styling. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025 Christy was an adventurer, traveling the world as a high fashion model for Wilhelmina. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025 Opus, his most ambitious directorial effort yet, is a layered, genre-bending film that marks his bold transition from the bylines of high fashion magazines to the director’s chair in Hollywood. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025 The capsule experiments with silhouettes, proportions, and textures in a way that fuses BMX culture with high fashion. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 13 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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