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fashion icon

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noun

  1. a person or thing that is very well known as being highly fashionable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ordinary North Koreans have very restricted access to information from the outside world including fashion trends, making the country's leader an unlikely fashion icon.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

With ordinary Japanese, especially younger ones, Takaichi has enjoyed sky-high popularity ratings, becoming something of a fashion icon and a hit on social media.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

This book offers previously unreleased photographs of the fashion icon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Apart from the critical raves and awards, though, the film made her a fashion icon via Annie’s fedora hats, vests, ties and baggy pants.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

When Aunt Melissa arrives home from work thirty minutes later, Pierre is a fashion icon.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller