Definitions
Etymologies
- Coined by Stephen Fried in Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of the Supermodel Gia in 1993. It is a combination of fashion and the Italian, Spanish or Portuguese suffix: -ista. Compares to other -ista neologisms such as Sandinista, Peronista, Guardianista. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Just as the label fashionista evokes an entire lifestyle, so, too, does the term foodie.”
The Huffington Post: Martha Stewart: Food Is the New Fashion
“Oh, and if you are asking me to link to your latest me-too "fashionista"-type site that has NOTHING to do with dresses or vintage but is instead all crappy overpriced handbags, celebrity sunglasses, and embellished jeans: who do you think you're fooling?”
“Jefferson Antiporda, Reporter A plot was allegedly being hatched to shorten the term of Chief of Staff Victor Ibrado and to replace him with a general who would support changing the Constitution to allow Philippines - Once in a rare while, Malacañang can be a place for 'fashionista'-watching.”
WN.com - Articles related to Vick To Repay $416,000 To Pension Plan
“It takes way too much effort to dress up all of the time - I could never be a "fashionista" - all I would do all day long is dress and undress.”
“Despite being known as a fashionista, the actress says she's much more of a tomboy at heart.”
“Why is it Miley Cyrus gets trashed for inappropriate fashion, but Taylor Momsen, who is a year younger, gets called a fashionista?”
“The reviewers are agreeing that Sonam Kapoor is not only a talented actress of Bollywood but she can also be called a fashionista in the true sense of the term.”
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“But Anna German, a top aide to President Viktor Yanukovych, known as another fashionista among the political elite, disagreed.”
“Just as the label "fashionista" evokes an entire lifestyle, so, too, does the term "foodie.”
The Huffington Post: Martha Stewart: Food Is the New Fashion
“TE: Hmmmm ... well I'm not really a "fashionista" and don't really think of my style as being of one particular vein (much like my musical genre), but I am very much into vintage signature pieces and very into androgyny.”
The Huffington Post: Mihal Freinquel: When Style Meets Music: Tecla Esposito
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fashionista’.
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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You are so GOOD LOOKING!
Words about looking good
a dish, dishy, snazzy, styling, looker, handsome, beautiful, delicious, dessert, yummy, tantalizing, hormone hunk and 55 more...
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New and Unholy Coinage
21st century coinage. Any strange words you`ve seen on TV or heard from irritating young people.
hateration, holleration, chillax, weaksauce, pimpin', hella, meme, blamin, propagandhi, jazzercise, blog, social lubricant and 58 more...
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contrived words
just because a word makes it onto a wiki doesn't mean that it wasn't invented by 'some guy'
meameamealokkapoo..., Bing it, Dan-O, Bing it, Danno, biguous, bushpropism, Kodak moment, Rihannaing, bacoholics, fashionista, procrasturbating, Cat 6ers
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window dressing
chemise, gossamer, tweed, pleat, fold, cuff, button, shirttails, ascot, cummerbund, velvet, silk and 104 more...
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generationnext's Words
petulant, vehement, pensive, lascivious, vacillate, histrionic, satiated, svelte, lithe, zeitgeist, viscous, sommelier and 526 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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ginnylev's Words
neuroplasticity, repudiate, scintilla, ruminate, tautology, ombudsman, exigent, filibuster, grace, ambidextrous, amends, disclosure and 623 more...
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Evin290's Words
puerile, fastidious, blatherskite, folderol, femtosecond, redox, incarnadine, cerulean, genuflection, muslin, multitudinous, miasma and 517 more...
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Fond of Clothes
fashion plate, fashionista, harajuku, maiko, mules, pumps, sartorial, clotheshorse, sole, welt, clogs, luxury attack and 10 more...
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they just SOUND beautiful to me
their meaning sometimes may not be that nice though
picturesque, dandelion, verbiage, libertarianism, jeopardize, fleur-de-lis, boudoir, imbroglio, liquorice, vicissitude, sartorial, lacustrine and 23 more...
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identity
daughter, sister, girlfriend, student, passionate, pragmatic, outspoken, shy, fashionista, kind, stubborn, honest and 7 more...
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Style words
Words relating to style, personal styling, stylishness
style, fashion, stylist, chic, substance, trendsetting, luxe, flawless, fashion-forward, fashionista, swanky, wardrobe and 4 more...
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fashionista collection
chunky bangle, cinch belt, killer heels, floor-length gown, tankini, fashionista, hessian, cardie, apparel, veil, astrakhan, mullet haircut and 18 more...
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sambearpoet's Words
perspicacious, callipygian, lithe, precocious, stalwart, loquacious, perky, sumptuous, pavillion, beefeater, lascivious, ventral and 50 more...
Tweets
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alexz An Atlantic article about the person who invented 'Fashionista'
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/i-apologize-for-inventing-the-word-fashionista-20-years-ago/275048/
Apr 21, 2013
mhalligan Fashionista is the modern term for Yuppie Douchebag. Jan 12, 2010
saigalt someone who is chic and loves to be at the relevant end of the current fashion trend ! Jun 16, 2009