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fash·ion·a·ble
/ ˈfash(ə)nəbəl/
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adj.
characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular trend or style:
fashionable clothes.
∎
(of a person) dressing or behaving according to the current trend.
DERIVATIVES:
fash·ion·a·bly
/ -əblē/ adv.
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fashion's brightest new star showcases collection at the bride show abu dhabi
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 3/15/2007; 667 words
; ...2007: Charbel Karam, the youngest ever fashion designer to showcase a collection at The...age, Lebanese born Karam started his fashion career five years ago studying privately with prestigious fashion tutors in London, absorbing everything...
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Fashion at the Park Announces Fall 2007 Runway Schedule and Opens Ticket Sales.
PR Newswire; 8/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...Public to View the Latest Fashions and 'Shop the Shows...Reserve your seats now for Fashion at the Park, presented...larger show schedule. Fashion at the Park offers the...for celebrities and fashion-insiders -- an unprecedented...opportunity to view the latest fashions first and "shop ...
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 "Highland Park News (IL)")
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Fashion Week to feature promotions, trunk shows
Newspaper article from: Highland Park News (IL); 9/20/2007; ; 700+ words
; Fashion Week in Highland Park is sponsored...include a noon and evening fashion show. "It's going to be...Central Avenue, will have high fashion Italian shoes. Wines and...trunk shows for the new fall fashions. * Notice, 2057 Green Bay...
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Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008 readies to set the stage for fashion this summer
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 7/22/2008; 700+ words
; Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008 readies to set the stage for fashion this summer Celebrity designers, models, and industry names all add to a glitzy fashion event Dubai Fashion Fiesta, one of the most awaited annual...
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 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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FASHION/CELEBRITY: One World fits all.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 1/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...extravaganza was an opportunity to use fashion to break down cultural barriers...and respect the clothing or fashions of others that can be one step...beachwear." The national fashions may have been borrowed, run...colourful diversity of world fashion there was also a section reflecting...
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FASHION VICTIMS
Magazine article from: Artforum; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; I have always viewed the magazine fashion story as an important and innovative contemporary...If movies are akin to novels, then the fashion story is like a piece of short fiction...art director from the magazine-with fashion acting as a catalyst for the whole production...
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Fashion design and social change: Women designers and stylistic innovation
Magazine article from: Journal of American Culture; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Women's fashion is always a statement about women's...to ask whether, in their capacities as fashion designers, men and women interpret women...roles differently. To what extent does fashion express the experiences of most women...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Fashion maverick.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 3/5/2005; 700+ words
; ...boy cutting a swathe through the British fashion industry, you obviously haven't heard...Albertina Lloyd met the man who calls the fashion world 'a shallow circus' Fraser Moss is the ultimate fashion rebel. Born and bred in Newport he turned...
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Fashion Camp NYC Brings Fashion to Life for Manhattan Teens.
PR Newswire; 3/19/2007; 700+ words
; - Camp counselors to include fashion executives from Coach, Victoria...YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Fashion Camp NYC is thrilled to announce its...long program for teens ages 14-18. Fashion Camp NYC offers fashion-related...
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Fashion Wire Daily Debuts Print Edition at New York's 2005 Fall Fashion Week.
PR Newswire; 2/9/2005; 501 words
; ...YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Fashion Wire Daily's (http://www.fashionwiredaily.com/) premiere fashion week print edition will hit the Bryant...and Wednesday, Feb. 9, bringing Fashion Wire Daily (http://www.fashionwiredaily...
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fashion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...be dressed in the height of fashion meant being rich or heavily in debt. Fashion was both national and international...mix. Curiosity about the fashions of others found expression...x2014; precursors of the fashion plate — depicted...
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Women's Fashion
Book article from: American Decades
...to follow the lead of fashion designers. Women wanted...Selecting from a variety of fashions and styles suited women's new sense of fashion independence. As designer...Ethnic and period fashions were also big hits...seen throughout the fashion world. New variations...
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modelling, fashion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...fashionable costumes. Fashion photography made its...way to depict current fashions. In the 1850s, Charles...dominate the world of fashion. The twentieth century...displays not only coveted fashions but an enviable lifestyle...beyond the world of fashion. Many argue that female...
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The 1920s: Fashion: Overview
Book article from: American Decades
THE 1920s: FASHION: OVERVIEW Force of Fashion...Conditions and Young Women's Fashions Yet if young American women...conditions as by French fashion dictates. In 1920 the ratification...dresses made sense. Yet these fashions often shocked the young...
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Fashion Designers
Book article from: American Decades
...French influence. The American fashion industry boomed during the...designer, introduced high fashion to millions of American moviegoers...imposing square-shouldered fashions, designed originally to camouflage...clothes. While New York-based fashion magazines jealously ignored...
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