- 1[uncountable, countable] a popular style of clothes, hair, etc. at a particular time or place; the state of being popular dressed in the latest fashion the new season's fashions Long skirts have come into fashion again. Jeans are still in fashion. Some styles never go out of fashion.
- 2[countable] a popular way of behaving, doing an activity, etc. The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language. Fashions in art and literature come and go.
- 3[uncountable] the business of making or selling clothes in new and different styles a fashion designer/magazine/show the world of fashion the fashion industry Topic CollocationsClothes and Fashionclothes
- be wearing a new outfit/bright colors/fur/a uniform/a costume
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
- be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
- wear jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/gloves/socks/helmet
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pajamas
- change/enhance/improve your appearance
- create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
- brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
- have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
- have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
- have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
- have/get a makeover/plastic surgery/cosmetic surgery/Botox™ treatment
- use/wear/apply/put on makeup/cosmetics
- follow/keep up with fashion/the latest fashions
- spend/waste money on designer clothes
- be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
- have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
- update/revamp your wardrobe
- be in/come into/go out of fashion
- be (back/very much) in vogue
- create a style/trend for something
- organize/put on a fashion show
- show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/runway
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
to some extent, but not very well I can play the piano, after a fashion. “Do you speak French?” “After a fashion.”
in the style of someone or something Many homes of that period were built after the fashion of Frank Lloyd Wright.
in a particular way How could they behave in such a fashion? She was proved right, in dramatic fashion, when the whole department resigned.
used to emphasize that someone is doing something or using something a lot She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.
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