fashionista

Etymology

From fashion +‎ -ista. Compare earlier Sandinista, Peronista, Guardianista.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fa.ʃəˈnɪ.stə/
• Rhymes: -ɪstə

Noun

fashionista (plural fashionistas)

1. A person who creates or promotes high fashion, i.e. a fashion designer or fashion editor.
   • 2008, "High Style: Are you a Porter person?" Toronto Star, 17 Jul., p. L1,

     Toronto fashionista Suzanne Boyd, editor-in-chief of the soon-to-be-launched Zoomer magazine, recently moved back to Canada after living in Manhattan for the past four years.

2. A person who dresses according to the trends of fashion, or one who closely follows those trends.

See also

• frugalista

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989 (rev. Sept., 2002).
• "Mirror, Mirror: How Stylish People Don't Describe Themselves" by Penelope Green. "New York Times", Section 9, Page 1, Column 1, Style Desk, July 4, 1999.

Noun

fashionista m, f (plural fashionistas)

1. fashionista