fashion plate
Americannoun
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a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
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an illustration showing the prevailing or new fashion in clothes.
noun
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an illustration of the latest fashion in dress
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a fashionably dressed person
Etymology
Origin of fashion plate
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Moves up to the front and looks over at the soundboard, standing at the back almost alone, a fashion plate in his sky blue mohair cardigan and plum wide-legged pants.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Trinitie is no less of a fashion plate than her husband, favoring elaborate hats and designer dresses.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
A drab housewife becomes a Paris fashion plate, then meets her ex-husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2021
Mike was anything but a fashion plate back then.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2020
As usual, I thought I was quite a fashion plate!
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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