fashion plate
a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
an illustration showing the prevailing or new fashion in clothes.
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Cruella, before she becomes a psychotic fashion plate, is simply Estella, a troublemaking schoolgirl who suffers a devastating personal loss that she believes is her fault.
From Cruella to Maleficent to the Joker: Is It Time to Retire the Villain Origin Story? | Stephanie Zacharek | May 26, 2021 | TimeThe vintage uniforms on display at the TWA Hotel, by designers such as Oleg Cassini, Valentino and Ralph Lauren, embody the trope of flight attendants as jet-setting fashion plates.
Flight attendants’ roles have changed, but the stereotypes have not | Liza Weisstuch | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostFor his part, Macht has enjoyed turning into somewhat of a fashion plate.
How the Dark and Stylish Drama ‘Suits’ Became USA’s Best Show | Jason Lynch | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne more thing: George H.W. Bush has become an unlikely fashion plate, defiantly owning the title as our preppiest ex-president.
George H.W. Bush, Our Preppiest Ex-President, Honored at White House | John Avlon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fashion plate tweeted last night “Thank you everyone…I am so touched…I forgot which day my birthday was…time flies!”
The Dallas Mavericks' Cheerleaders Skimpy New Uniforms; Karl Lagerfeld's Interesting Word Choice | The Fashion Beast Team | November 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
That of one in particular was a sight to be seen, and must have been copied from some extravagant fashion plate.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodBy the side of him, M. Jules Jottras, although looking like a fashion-plate, did not show to much advantage.
Other People's Money | Emile GaboriauShe consults the fashion-plate oftener than her Bible; she visits the dry-goods shop and the milliner oftener than the church.
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women | George Sumner WeaverEach number will contain a double-size fashion plate, engraved on steel and handsomely colored.
The Gold Brick | Ann S. StephensDalton nodded and the fair-haired fashion plate stepped down into the path and strolled away.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for fashion plate
an illustration of the latest fashion in dress
a fashionably dressed person
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