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high fashion

American  
high fashion British  

noun

  1. another name for haute couture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of high fashion

First recorded in 1940–45

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Zuckerberg, who has increasingly flirted with high fashion in recent years, created the shirt with L.A. designer Mike Amiri.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Others have questioned why a high fashion company would need to use the cost-cutting tech for its marketing.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

I like how rugged their style is, but somehow they make it look really high fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the designer the "undisputed master of style and elegance and eternal symbol of Italian high fashion".

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Then, wearing a doublet and hose in high fashion, he would hasten down the broad way to join the throng of men seeking positions in King Hamlet’s court.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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