- [uncountable, countable] a popular style of clothes, hair, etc. at a particular time or place; the state of being popular
- the latest fashion trends
- the new season’s fashions
- in fashion Jeans are always in fashion.
- Long skirts have come into fashion again.
- Some styles never go out of fashion.
Collocations Clothes and fashionClothes and fashionClothes- be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/uniform
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
- be dressed as a clown/pirate/policeman
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
- wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
- pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
- 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/cosmetic surgery
- use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
- follow/keep up with (the) 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/vogue for something
- organize/put on a fashion show
- show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2- Black is always in fashion.
- He set a fashion for large hats.
- I need your expert fashion advice.
- I've given up trying to keep up with the latest fashions.
- I've started my own fashion line.
- She always wore the latest fashions.
- She had no fashion sense whatsoever.
- She loves fashion and make-up.
- She started her career as a fashion model.
- She was respected as a fashion icon.
- She wore a powdered wig, as was the fashion of the day.
- Somebody call the fashion police, please!
- The new summer fashions have arrived.
- The store sells everything from casual clothes to high fashion.
- What were your worst fashion disasters?
- When did flares first come into fashion?
- a magazine fashion spread
- a passion for French fashions and goods
- classic fashions for your wardrobe
- photographers at fashion shoots
- the fashion for long dresses
- the influence of Italian designer fashion on the clothes industry
- the latest fashion trend
- the popular fashions of the day
- The stores are full of the spring fashions.
- Our products interpret the latest fashion and styles in an Australian way.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- contemporary
- current
- latest
- …
- be
- be in
- become
- …
- change
- statement
- trend
- model
- …
- after the fashion of
- fashion for
- fashion in
- …
- changes in fashion
- the fashion of the day
- the height of fashion
- …
- [uncountable] the business of making or selling clothes in new and different styles
- They all want to work in fashion.
- household names in the world of fashion and design
- a fashion magazine
- the fashion industry
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2- the fashion runways of Italy and France
- the world's top fashion experts
- one of the most successful fashion houses in Milan
- fresh interest in the New York fashion scene
- Paris, the world's fashion capital
- Her summer collection took the fashion world by storm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- contemporary
- current
- latest
- …
- be
- be in
- become
- …
- change
- statement
- trend
- model
- …
- after the fashion of
- fashion for
- fashion in
- …
- changes in fashion
- the fashion of the day
- the height of fashion
- …
- [countable] a popular way of behaving, doing an activity, etc.
- This theory, though recent, is more than a passing fashion.
- fashion in something Fashions in art and literature come and go.
- fashion for something He seemed to endorse the current fashion for neoliberal economics.
- fashion for doing something The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language.
Extra Examples- changing fashions in education
- The palazzo represents the height of architectural fashion for the mid-17th century.
- The book traces how fashions have changed over the years.
- Pessimism has become the fashion.
- Careful spending has gone out of fashion in our consumer society.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true…
- normal
- standard
- …
- act in
- behave in
- proceed in
- …
- after a fashion
- in a fashion
see also Bristol fashion
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make, shape, appearance’, also ‘a particular make or style’): from Old French façon, from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’.
Idioms
See fashion in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee fashion in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishafter a fashion
- to some extent, but not very well
- I can play the piano, after a fashion.
- ‘Do you speak French?’ ‘After a fashion.’
- So they became friends, after a fashion.
after the fashion of somebody/something
- (formal) in the style of somebody/something
- The new library is very much after the fashion of Nash.
- She spoke in French after the fashion of the court.
in (a)… fashion
- (formal) in a particular way
- How could they behave in such a fashion?
- I strive to get my work done in a timely fashion.
- The troops embarked in an orderly fashion.
- Each chapter is structured in a similar fashion.
- She was proved right, in dramatic fashion, when the whole department resigned.
Extra Examples- Address me in a proper fashion.
- Application for the course can be made in the normal fashion.
- Costs and revenues are assumed to behave in a linear fashion.
- He asked questions in a direct fashion
- He delivered his speech in classic fashion.
- He has a small vocabulary and is only able to express himself in a limited fashion.
- He insisted the meeting be held, in true spy novel fashion, in the open air.
- He presents it in an entertaining fashion.
- Karpov struck back in no uncertain fashion to win the seventh game.
- Light and sound are recorded in such different fashions.
- Please proceed in an orderly fashion to the promenade deck.
- She laid out her argument in a convincing fashion.
- She was strolling in a leisurely fashion in the opposite direction.
- She writes in a serious fashion about the future
- She has corrected that oversight in fine fashion.
- The convention proceeded in the normal fashion.
- The descent of the footpath starts in easy fashion.
- The story moves in circular fashion.
- They act in a purposeful and deliberate fashion.
- They celebrated their win in traditional fashion by spraying champagne everywhere.
- We had just gone out when, in typical fashion, the rain came down.
- We need to tackle this problem in a coordinated fashion.
- Why are they behaving in such a ridiculous fashion?
- batons ready in best police fashion
- slowly descending the stairs in a grand fashion
- when people confront you in a negative fashion
- I remembered clearly the peculiar fashion in which it all happened.
like it’s going out of fashion
- (informal) used to emphasize that somebody is doing something or using something a lot
- She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.
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