fashion arbiter
- noun
- /ˈfæʃən ˈɑːrbɪtər/
:
árbitro de la moda
- Many young designers look up to fashion arbiters like Vogue editors.
Examples
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In Paris, a well-known fashion arbiter attended all the runway shows.
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Anna is a well-known fashion arbiter in the industry.
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As a fashion arbiter, she influenced designers and magazine editors worldwide.
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The magazine named him this year's most influential fashion arbiter.
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Fashion arbiter Anna Wintour always knows what styles will be popular each season.
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As a respected fashion arbiter, she influences many people's clothing choices and trends.
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The fashion arbiter announced that bright colors will dominate this year's summer collection.
Synonyms
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A person who makes new styles or ideas popular
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A person who makes new styles or ideas popular
A person who starts new fashions or ideas that others follow
How Influential
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'fashion' (style) with 'arbiter' (a person who decides or has authority) yields someone who decides or sets fashion. Although 'arbiter' is somewhat formal, if a B1 learner knows both constituent meanings the overall sense is predictable and cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Fashion arbiter comes from the image of a style judge: fashion + arbiter, where arbiter means a 'judge' of 'taste'. Imagine an expert in the front row at shows deciding which looks are smart, and so a fashion arbiter is someone who decides what is fashionable.