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Fashions serves as both noun and verb forms of fashion.
As a plural noun, fashions are the prevailing styles in clothing, behavior, or way of life at any given time: Paris fashions dominated the runway.
The word also encompasses broader cultural trends and customs that gain temporary popularity.
As a verb, fashions means to shape or create something, often by hand or with deliberate effort: She fashions jewelry from recycled materials.
This creative sense connects to the noun's underlying idea of giving form to something.
Clothing collectively
- garmentsArticles of clothing
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- outfitsMatched sets of clothes
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
ensembles · textiles · dress · threads · costumes · uniforms · wearables · sportswear
Custom high-fashion design
- ready-to-wearFactory-made standard-size garments
- designerOne who plans appearances
- brandCompany's product line name
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
atelier · boutique · showroom · wholesale · retail · manufacturing · sourcing · merchandising
Creating garment construction templates
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
illustration · fabric · construction · fitting · embellishment · craftsmanship · prototyping · sketch
Era's dominant mentality
- movementChange in position
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- shiftMovement or work period
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
fad · buzz · hype · mainstream · emergence · phenomenon · influence · momentum
Refined, graceful quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- chicTasteful, current flair
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- flairStylish natural aptitude
panache · refinement · poise · aesthetics · taste · grace · polish · minimalism
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
symbolism · diversity · globalization · adaptation · customs · ethnography · folklore · modesty
apparel
Clothing collectively
wardrobe · ensembles · textiles · dress · threads · costumes · uniforms · wearables · sportswear · workwear
couture
Custom high-fashion design
- ready-to-wearFactory-made standard-size garments
- designerOne who plans appearances
- brandCompany's product line name
label · atelier · boutique · showroom · wholesale · retail · manufacturing · sourcing · merchandising · marketing
patternmaking
Creating garment construction templates
silhouette · illustration · fabric · construction · fitting · embellishment · craftsmanship · prototyping · sketch · collection
zeitgeist
Era's dominant mentality
craze · fad · buzz · hype · mainstream · emergence · phenomenon · influence · momentum · current
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- chicTasteful, current flair
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
flair · panache · refinement · poise · aesthetics · taste · grace · polish · minimalism · maximalism
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
expression · symbolism · diversity · globalization · adaptation · customs · ethnography · folklore · modesty · ceremonial
fashionsdestroys
Causes complete ruin
demolishes · breaks · dismantles · ruins · wrecks
fashionstimeless classics
Works of enduring appeal
classics · traditions · constants · permanences · antiquities
fashionsdiscovers
Finds something previously unknown
finds · stumbles upon · encounters · happens upon · inherits
- 90s fashionClinton-era clothing trends
- fashion showClothing exhibition with models
- street fashionEveryday urban clothing trends
- out of fashionNo longer considered stylish
- fashion districtArea with clothing manufacturers
- high fashionLuxury designer apparel industry
fashion, fashionable, old-fashioned, fashioned, fashioning, unfashionable, fashionably, refashion, fashioner