high fashion
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Origin of high fashion
First recorded in 1940–45
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Zuckerberg, who has increasingly flirted with high fashion in recent years, created the shirt with L.A. designer Mike Amiri.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
It’s not all about high fashion and luxury mansions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Others have questioned why a high fashion company would need to use the cost-cutting tech for its marketing.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the designer the "undisputed master of style and elegance and eternal symbol of Italian high fashion".
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
They weren’t high fashion, but they looked cute enough, and more important they’d keep the girls warm regardless of what the Illinois winter had in store.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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