heroin chic

noun

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

Example Sentences

In the same way that fur and flashy fashion is making a comeback, so is the aesthetic of extreme thinness that was called "heroin chic" in the 1990s when popularised by supermodels such as Kate Moss.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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