fashionista

[fash-uh-nee-stuh]

noun

1. a very fashionable person, especially one who works in the fashion industry.

fashionista

/ ˌfæʃəˈniːstə /

noun

1. informal,  a person who follows trends in the fashion industry obsessively and strives continually to adopt the latest fashions

Word History and Origins

Origin of fashionista¹

1990–95; fashion + Italian or Spanish -ista -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of fashionista¹

C20: from _fashion + -ista as in _Sandinista

Example Sentences

Sirikit held a dual reputation as a fashionista and the nation's caring matriarch, with some Western media featuring her on magazine covers and comparing her to former US first lady Jackie Kennedy.

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The 54-year-old might not class himself as a football fashionista but as coaches place increasing emphasis on set-pieces and 'going long' he may find himself in vogue.

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The fashionista continued: "It's not woke to think that someone curvy is beautiful, it's not woke to think someone from another country is beautiful."

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She is single and rich, a prominent fashionista, the daughter of Diana Ross, and the founder and CEO of a haircare company.

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As any fashionista could tell you, pulling off an effortless look takes a lot of, well, effort.

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