high style

American  

noun

1. the most up-to-date, elegant, or exclusive fashion, especially in clothing.

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Other Word Forms

• high-style adjective

Etymology

Origin of high style

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

If the Globes’ popularity were only related to gawking at stars getting drunk in high style, then the numbers for the Emmys telecast, with its far superior production, should have been robust too.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2024

Especially notable is the high style and early success of the group’s new electric cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Not until midcentury does the bunk bed develop any aura of high style.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Though the first lady was often credited with the high style that came to define the Kennedy White House, it was the president who drove the transformation of the Rose Garden.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2020

Lincoln set a new standard for political oratory, but he didn’t abolish what went before—and the high style is still visible in Lincoln’s successors.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith