high fashion
high fashion — noun
1. clothing that follows the newest styles, costs a lot of money, and is mostly bou
clothing that follows the newest styles, costs a lot of money, and is mostly bought by wealthy or famous people.
Felipe spent his first salary on a piece of high fashion from Paris.
uncountable: a piece of high fashion
The magazine showed how ordinary shoppers copy ideas from high fashion at lower prices.
collocation: copy ideas from high fashion
Few families in the small fishing town could afford high fashion from a famous designer.
Sophia studies high fashion in Milan and hopes to design coats for film stars.
On the red carpet, every actress wore high fashion chosen by a personal stylist.
- haute couture
the French term, narrower: hand-made, made-to-measure designer clothing only
- designer fashion
more everyday wording for expensive branded clothing
- fast fashion
cheap, mass-produced clothing copying trends quickly
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Almost always uncountable and used without an article; pair it with quantity phrases like 'a piece of high fashion' or 'the world of high fashion' rather than 'a high fashion'. As a modifier before another noun it is hyphenated: 'a high-fashion brand'.