heroin chic

noun

1. the perceived glamorization of heroin and the characteristics associated with heroin addicts, such as gauntness and hollow eyes

Example Sentences

A decade on she says: "I think we're on the cusp of seeing heroin chic return."

From BBC

The phrase heroin chic was used in the early 1990s, when some models were extremely thin, pale and had dark under eye circles reminiscent of drug use.

From BBC

"Terms like 'heroin chic' and trends like 'skinnytok' show how quickly harmful ideals can resurface. It's not progress, it's repetition," she says.

From BBC

Fashion journalist and consultant Victoria Moss does not think we are facing "heroin chic" but instead connects the trend to the rise of weight loss injections.

From BBC

Now, it was Kate Moss and heroin chic.

From Los Angeles Times