high fashion
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- noun
- /haɪ ˈfæʃən/
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- The latest collection debuted at Paris Fashion Week, setting new trends in high fashion apparel.
- the high fashion world
- high fashion designers
- high fashion models
It was like very hip hop inspired, but you know, very a mix of like sports, lux meets high fashion.
- It was like very hip hop inspired, but you know, very a mix of like sports, lux meets high fashion.
- wear is really dominating high fashion because there's a sensibility of like some level of realness.
Examples
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She dreamed of walking the runway in high fashion shows during New York Fashion Week.
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They're a young team, specializing in expensive, high fashion, romantic clothes, particularly evening wear and dreamy wedding dresses, but they've never made a Royal wedding dress before.
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Are they doing more than any other high fashion brand right now?
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And my opinion just on high fashion is that I think it is very nice.
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Meanwhile, in another part of town, events taking place in the exciting world of high fashion may forever change the course of Spring Down history.
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All of these are high fashion and may be a little out of reach for you.
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But there are plenty of high fashion designer level companies that have started with a very limited launch.
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"Department stores used to be the only gateway to high fashion in this country.
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It's crazy, but I guess that's the world of high fashion?
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Original energy in the arts seems to have shifted from rock and pop to high fashion couture.
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Synonyms
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Very high-quality fashionable clothes made by famous designers
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Clothes that are very expensive and made to fit one person by top fashion designers
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A type of fashion for clothes or rooms that is very elegant and of the best quality
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Morphology
The meaning 'exclusive, top-tier fashion' is directly derived from combining 'high' (of superior rank/quality) with 'fashion' (style). This quality + noun composition is a common, compositional pattern (cf. French 'haute couture') and a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
High fashion comes from the idea of clothes for the 'high' people of society. The word high here means rich or upper class, and fashion means stylish clothes, so high fashion refers to exclusive clothes that start new styles and are shown by top designers.