fashion plate

noun

1. a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
2. an illustration showing the prevailing or new fashion in clothes.

fashion plate

noun

1. an illustration of the latest fashion in dress
2. a fashionably dressed person

Word History and Origins

Origin of fashion plate¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Stella, it can safely be said, was not a fashion plate.

From New York Times

“With two hundred quid you could look like a fashion plate,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Moves up to the front and looks over at the soundboard, standing at the back almost alone, a fashion plate in his sky blue mohair cardigan and plum wide-legged pants.

From New York Times

Trinitie is no less of a fashion plate than her husband, favoring elaborate hats and designer dresses.

From Seattle Times

It was Margaret, the rebel, who was renowned as a fashion plate in Dior and other designers, and her influence on Elizabeth was tangible.

From Seattle Times