high-fashion
/ˌhaɪ ˈfæʃ.ən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪ ˈfæʃ.ən/ (ame, ipa)
high-fashion — noun
1. clothing and accessory design that sits at the leading edge of style — typically
clothing and accessory design that sits at the leading edge of style — typically hand-finished pieces from elite designers, sold at prices only wealthy or celebrity buyers can reach.
Heloísa saves for months to buy one piece of high fashion each year.
collocation: a piece of high fashion
The magazine devoted its September issue entirely to high fashion from Paris and Tokyo.
attributive: high fashion from [city] for runway coverage
Most of the dresses on the red carpet were high fashion, hand-stitched in tiny ateliers.
Arjun wanted to study high fashion in Antwerp, where many famous designers once trained.
A single high-fashion gown can cost more than a family car.
- haute couture
French loan; refers strictly to the made-to-measure side of high fashion, regulated in Paris.
- high style
more general; can describe any very fashionable look, not only designer clothes.
- designer fashion
everyday English near-equivalent; broader, covers ready-to-wear too.
- fast fashion
the opposite end: cheap, mass-produced clothes copying current trends.
- off-the-rack
ready-made, standard-sized clothing — the opposite of made-to-measure couture.
文法句型
high-fashion + noun
in high fashion
用法筆記
Often used attributively before a noun (`high-fashion brand`, `high-fashion model`, `high-fashion show`), in which case the form is hyphenated. As a stand-alone noun it is uncountable; you talk about `a piece of high fashion` rather than `a high fashion`.