fashionista
English
editEtymology
editFrom fashion + -ista. Compare earlier Sandinista, Peronista, Guardianista.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfæ.ʃəˈnɪ.stə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfæ.ʃəˈni.stə/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪstə, (General American) -istə-->
Noun
editfashionista (plural fashionistas)
- A person who creates or promotes high fashion, i.e. a fashion designer or fashion editor.
- 2008 July 17, “High Style: Are you a Porter person?”, in Toronto Star, page L1:
- Toronto fashionista Suzanne Boyd, editor-in-chief of the soon-to-be-launched Zoomer magazine, recently moved back to Canada after living in Manhattan for the past four years.
- A person who dresses according to the trends of fashion, or one who closely follows those trends.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edita person who dresses according to the trends of fashion
See also
editReferences
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989 (rev. Sept., 2002).
- "Mirror, Mirror: How Stylish People Don't Describe Themselves" by Penelope Green. "New York Times", Section 9, Page 1, Column 1, Style Desk, July 4, 1999.
Spanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfashionista m or f by sense (plural fashionistas)
- fashionista
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