fashionmonger

9.9

A person who advises others on new clothes and styles

noun
/ˈfæʃənˌmʌŋɡər/

: modista

The fashionmonger advised her friends on how to dress for the upcoming season's fashion shows.

Examples

But then Adam started unbuttoning his shirts halfway to the crotch and hanging with LA's elite fashionmongers.

Blog text (31)
As a successful fashionmonger, she always knows the latest trends and styles to recommend to her clients.
Many young designers look up to him as a fashionmonger who sets the trends in the industry.

Synonyms

stylist

vsfashionmonger

25 4.1

A person who chooses clothes and accessories for other people

focuses more on advising about fashionable clothing and trends than on production work

fashion consultant

vsfashionmonger

3 3.9

A person who advises others about clothes and personal style

is more focused on trends and general concern than one-on-one styling

styler

vsfashionmonger

1 5.0

A person who creates fashionable looks for hair or clothing

leans toward advising and general trend interest instead of hands-on creation

taste-maker

vsfashionmonger

1 6.2

A person who makes new styles or ideas popular

is more about advising individuals than shaping broad public fashion choices

dressman

vsfashionmonger

8.6

A man who advises people about what clothes to wear

is more concerned with broad fashion trends than only personal wardrobe advice

How Fashionable

trend-setter

3.8

fashionista

Informal

9 4.9

stylist

25 4.1

fashionmonger

9.9

dresser

11 3.9

Surface Forms

fashionmonger singular

fashionmongers plural

Morphology

fashionmonger = fashion + monger (semi-transparent) = fashion + monger

The components 'fashion' and 'monger' are clear, but the specific meaning of advising on fashion trends is a specialized use.

Etymology

The word fashionmonger joins fashion and monger, where monger means 'seller' like in fishmonger. So a fashionmonger is someone who sells or promotes styles and often advises others about the latest clothes.