fashionista
[fash-uh-nee-stuh]
- a very fashionable person, especially one who works in the fashion industry.
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Origin of fashionista
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Contemporary Examples
[WWD] "Fashionista" Creator Apologies: The inventor of the word ‘Fashionista’ has apologized for its creation.
Andy Cohen to Host CFDA Awards; Blackface Controversy for Vogue NetherlandsThe Fashion Beast Team
April 17, 2013
[Fashionista] The Gap Buys Intermix: Gap Inc has shelled out $130 million to purchase high-end retail chain, Intermix.
Now, Fashionista interviews Douglas' mother, Natalie Hawkins, about the controversy.
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August 6, 2012
Katie Wants Suri All to Herself Six-year-old fashionista Suri might end up in the sole custody of her doting mom.
Historical Examples
Alan said remembering his promise to put her in touch with one of his fashionista protégés.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves TownCory Doctorow
fashionista
- informal a person who follows trends in the fashion industry obsessively and strives continually to adopt the latest fashions
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Word Origin
C20: from fashion + -ista as in Sandinista
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