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vogue

vogue

22 5.3
A style or idea that is fashionable now
  • noun
  • /voʊɡ/
translation icon : moda
  • So when I was young the thing that was en vogue was like super skinny but still large breasts, right?
  • came into vogue
  • currently in vogue
  • much in vogue

But, you know, interestingly now suddenly fasting is all the vogue, right?

Examples

  • Retro styles are very much in vogue this year, with many people opting for vintage clothing.

  • It’s in vogue at the moment and I’m constantly having to change the subject, because they really do go on.

  • Collaborative efforts in education are in vogue at the present time.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Go through it and find out what's in vogue in the world of fashion and clothing.

    Blog text (16)
  • In keeping with the current vampire vogue, he is in fact a most desirable romantic hero.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Among musicians and their audiences, the word improvisation is much in vogue these days.

    Academic text (1991)
  • But, you know, interestingly now suddenly fasting is all the vogue, right?

  • The socially conscious novel, play, concerto, and song came into vogue in the 1930s.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Coaching and mentorship are in vogue, rather than control and hierarchies.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Black was in vogue for women's dresses around the time that Villers painted her piece.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

style
vsvogue
3.4

A distinctive way people dress or behave that shows taste

is about wide acceptance and popularity rather than the manner itself
trend
vsvogue
667 2.3

A general change over time in what people do or like

is about wide acceptance and popularity at that time rather than change direction
fashion
vsvogue
488 1.0

A popular style of clothes and how people look

is about being in that popular style rather than the style itself
popularity
vsvogue
284 2.0

Being liked or admired by many people

adds the idea of acceptance for current styles, not just being liked
latest trend
vsvogue
7 2.6

The most recent style many people follow

is broader, covering general acceptance, not only the newest style
hipness
vsvogue
  • Informal
2 7.2

Being fashionable and following the latest trends

includes wide acceptance beyond mere awareness of new styles
stylishness
vsvogue
1 3.6

A quality of being fashionable and attractive

is about being widely accepted and popular rather than appearance
chicness
vsvogue
1 6.5

Being stylish and elegant in a simple way

focuses on wide acceptance and popularity rather than refined look
fashionableness
vsvogue
6.3

The state of being in style and popular now

is broader, adding popular acceptance at a particular time
modishness
vsvogue
7.9

A quality of being in style and following the latest fashions

is about wide acceptance and popularity at a particular time

Antonyms

93 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

78 5.0

No longer useful or fashionable because it is old

Few people wear it now because it is not in style

Idioms

10 3.8

Fashionable and popular now

How Fashionable

mainstream
75 3.4
vogue
22 5.3
trend
667 2.3
fad
53 3.5
obscurity
33 7.4

Surface Forms

vogue singular
vogues plural

Etymology

Vogue comes from French and originally meant a 'wave' or 'movement'. Think of fashion as a wave that sweeps over people, so when something is in vogue it is the current popular style.