dernier cri

[ dern-yey kree, durn-; French der-nyey kree ]

noun

1. the latest fashion; last word.

dernier cri

/ dɛrnje kri /

noun

1. the latest fashion; the last word

Word History and Origins

Origin of dernier cri¹

1895–1900; < French: literally, last cry

Word History and Origins

Origin of dernier cri¹

literally: last cry

Example Sentences

But there is something pretty hilarious about the reaction against them, which has gone so far that a royal sloane wearing a textbook example of a sloaney dress is now deemed the dernier cri in fashion.

From The Guardian

To compound the bafflement, the Cranberries had been championed by American MTV while touring second on the bill to Suede, then very much considered the dernier cri in British alternative rock: why on earth had they been overlooked in favour of their support act?

From The Guardian

For Mr. Eidinger, who presents his character’s gnarled frame as if it were the dernier cri in high fashion, is a Richard who is so utterly and aggressively upfront about who he is and what he plans that it’s hard to take him seriously at first.

From New York Times

Certainly, Garry has been provided with an ideal playpen of a London apartment, designed by David Zinn as the dernier cri in Mayfair Bohemian chic.

From New York Times

The man and his plan are taken from history; the Spectatorium was to be the showcase of his pageant on Columbus’s discovery of America and the dernier cri in the uses of artificial light.

From New York Times