I. fash ‧ ion 1 S3 W2 /ˈfæʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ fashion ; noun : ↑ fashion ; adverb : ↑ fashionably ≠ UNFASHIONABLY ; adjective : ↑ fashionable ≠ ↑ unfashionable ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: façon , from Latin factio 'act of making' , from facere 'to do, make' ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] something that is popular or thought to be good at a particular time
fashion for
the fashion for ‘discovery methods’ of learning
fashion in
The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art.
Eastern religions used to be the fashion in the 60s.
His ideas are coming back into fashion (=they are becoming popular again) .
Their music will never go out of fashion (=stop being fashionable) .
Self-help books are all the fashion (=they are very fashionable) .
2 . [uncountable and countable] a style of clothes, hair etc that is popular at a particular time:
Young people are very concerned with fashion.
Hats like that just aren’t the fashion.
3 . [uncountable] the business or study of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles:
magazines about fashion and beauty
the London College of Fashion
4 . in a ... fashion in a particular way:
Please leave the building in an orderly fashion.
Perhaps they could sit down and discuss things in a civilised fashion.
She will be working out her problems in her own fashion (=in the way that she usually does this) .
5 . after a fashion not very much, not very well, or not very effectively:
‘Can you speak Russian?’ ‘After a fashion.’
6 . after the fashion of somebody in a style that is typical of a particular person:
Her early work is very much after the fashion of Picasso and Braque.
7 . like it’s going out of fashion informal use this to emphasize that someone does something a lot or uses a lot of something:
Danny’s been spending money like it’s going out of fashion.
⇨ parrot fashion at ↑ parrot 1 (2)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ phrases
▪ be in fashion
Belted jackets are in fashion this winter.
▪ be out of fashion
Flared trousers were out of fashion in the 1980s.
▪ go out of fashion (=stop being fashionable)
Long evening dresses are going out of fashion.
▪ come back into fashion (=become fashionable again)
Short skirts are coming back into fashion this year.
▪ be the height of fashion (=be very fashionable)
With her short dress and high boots she was the height of fashion.
▪ keep up with fashion (=make sure that you know about the most recent fashions)
Lucy likes to keep up with the latest fashions.
▪ fashion-conscious (=very interested in the latest fashions, and always wanting to wear fashionable clothes)
Fashion-conscious people can’t get enough of these new designs.
■ adjectives
▪ the latest fashion
They sell all the latest fashions.
▪ men’s/women’s fashions
Men’s fashions have not changed much in 50 years.
■ fashion + NOUN
▪ the fashion industry
London is the centre of the British fashion industry.
▪ the fashion world
Small women are often overlooked by the fashion world.
▪ a fashion show
Calvin Klein’s fashion show featured suits and sportswear.
▪ a fashion model
Fashion models are usually very tall.
▪ a fashion designer
Her favourite fashion designers include Giorgio Armani and Gianfranco Ferre.
▪ fashion design
He went to St Martin’s School of Art to study fashion design.
▪ a fashion house (=a company that produces new and expensive styles of clothes)
fashion houses such as Armani and Hugo Boss
▪ a fashion magazine
She’s the editor of a leading fashion magazine.
▪ fashion photography
a book of Lang’s fashion photography
▪ a fashion photographer
Later he worked as a fashion photographer for Vogue.
▪ a fashion shoot (=an occasion when photographs are taken of fashion models)
She was asked to star with top model Naomi Campbell in a fashion shoot.
▪ a fashion shop
We walked around Milan’s famous fashion shops.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'the last fashion' . Say the latest fashion .
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THESAURUS
▪ fashion noun [uncountable and countable] a style of clothes, hair, behaviour etc that is fashionable. Fashion is also used as an uncountable noun, when talking about all of these styles in general:
the latest fashions from Donna Karan
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changing fashions in popular music
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I'm not interested in fashion.
▪ vogue noun [singular,uncountable] if there is a vogue for something, or it is in vogue , it is fashionable. Vogue sounds more formal and typical of the language that more educated speakers use than fashion :
the current vogue for realistic animated films
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There was a vogue for cream furniture in the 1920s.
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His pictures are very much in vogue these days.
▪ trend noun [countable] a way of doing something or a way of thinking that is becoming fashionable or popular:
The magazine focuses on the latest trends in contemporary design.
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The trend is for people to wait longer to marry and have children.
▪ craze/fad noun [countable] informal a fashion, activity, type of music etc that suddenly becomes very popular, but only remains popular for a short time – often used about things that you think are rather silly:
a new fitness craze
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the current fad for bare white walls and uncomfortable-looking metal furniture
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I'm sure it's just a passing fad (=something that will soon stop being fashionable) .
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fad diets
▪ something is all the rage formal used when saying that something is very popular and fashionable for a short time:
The game was all the rage at her school.
II. fashion 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ fashion ; noun : ↑ fashion ; adverb : ↑ fashionably ≠ UNFASHIONABLY ; adjective : ↑ fashionable ≠ ↑ unfashionable ]
1 . to shape or make something, using your hands or only a few tools
fashion something from something
He fashioned a box from a few old pieces of wood.
fashion something into something
Jamie could take a piece of wood and fashion it into a wonderful work of art.
2 . [usually passive] to influence and form someone’s ideas and opinions:
We are all unique human beings, fashioned by life experiences.