high fashion
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of high fashion
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Founded in Bologna in 1954 by an Italian corsetry maker named Ada Masotti, La Perla’s lingerie became high fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
The apparent multi-millionaire loved high fashion, and wore flamboyant designer clothes while walking her Italian greyhounds.
From BBC ● Mar. 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
Her Parisian studies lasted around three years and it was the closest she had ever gotten to high fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
Willis, who ran a publication devoted to high fashion and current trends, described all three Fox sisters as, “considerably prettier than average.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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