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fashionista, n. colloq. (orig. N. Amer.). Sometimes depreciative.
Brit. |ˌfaʃəˈnɪstə|, U.S. |ˌfæʃəˈnistə|
Plural unchanged, -s
[‹ fashion n. + Spanish -ista -ist suffix, apparently after earlier borrowings from Spanish, as , Sandinista n., Senderista n., etc.]
A person employed in the creation or promotion of high fashion, as a designer, photographer, model, fashion writer, etc. Also: a devotee of the fashion industry; a wearer of high-fashion clothing.
1993S. Fried Thing of Beauty v. 90 Many of the fashionistas were..runaways—people who had left their small towns for New York with no thoughts of coming back. 1996Time Out N.Y. 4 Sept. 42/4 A universe of trendy promoters..ensures a crowd of beautiful people, suntanned fashionistas and their coattail riders, all air-kissing and cocktailing. 1997Entertainm. Weekly 21 Nov. 20 Moore barreled through the recent European fashion shows to soak in the scene (and created a stir among the fashionista because of her entourage). 2001National Post (Toronto) 14 Apr. w11/3 Considering his suits can cost up to $2,000, it's not such a bad thing that he sounds more like an expert than an idiotic fashionista. |