fashion plate

American  

noun

1. a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.

2. an illustration showing the prevailing or new fashion in clothes.

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fashion plate British  

noun

1. an illustration of the latest fashion in dress

2. a fashionably dressed person

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Etymology

Origin of fashion plate

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Stella, it can safely be said, was not a fashion plate.

From New York Times

“With two hundred quid you could look like a fashion plate,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Trinitie is no less of a fashion plate than her husband, favoring elaborate hats and designer dresses.

From Seattle Times

It was Margaret, the rebel, who was renowned as a fashion plate in Dior and other designers, and her influence on Elizabeth was tangible.

From Seattle Times