fashion plate
noun
1
: an illustration of a clothing style
2
: a person who dresses in the latest fashions
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Emma Watson is a woman of many talents: actor, fashion plate, activist, wizard. 
Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2022 The fashion plate showed off an off-the-shoulder top, Tabi Mary Jane shoes with bobby socks, and a furry belt that was strapped into her divisive yet chic jorts. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 18 June 2022 Robert is warm and voluble, with a fringe of steel-gray hair and baggy jeans; Michelle, who is sixty, is more of a fashion plate, in leather boots and hip tortoiseshell glasses. Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Make no mistake, Garretson does get to play MacGraw as a fashion plate, but there’s much more to the character than that. Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 10 May 2022 Her sophisticated nod to Stone singles her out as a fashion plate with something to say yet again. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2022 Especially after the pilot, which Cooper directs with moody flair, all tie-ins to the sitcom feel forced, like Will turning his prep school blazer inside out to cement his status as a fashion plate. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022 Already known across the pond for her fecking funny turn on Derry Girls, the actress became a household name and fashion plate in the States thanks to Bridgerton's bodice-ripping success. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022 Brock Lesnar has become a fashion plate in his latest run. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 See More
Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2022 The fashion plate showed off an off-the-shoulder top, Tabi Mary Jane shoes with bobby socks, and a furry belt that was strapped into her divisive yet chic jorts. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 18 June 2022 Robert is warm and voluble, with a fringe of steel-gray hair and baggy jeans; Michelle, who is sixty, is more of a fashion plate, in leather boots and hip tortoiseshell glasses. Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Make no mistake, Garretson does get to play MacGraw as a fashion plate, but there’s much more to the character than that. Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 10 May 2022 Her sophisticated nod to Stone singles her out as a fashion plate with something to say yet again. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2022 Especially after the pilot, which Cooper directs with moody flair, all tie-ins to the sitcom feel forced, like Will turning his prep school blazer inside out to cement his status as a fashion plate. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022 Already known across the pond for her fecking funny turn on Derry Girls, the actress became a household name and fashion plate in the States thanks to Bridgerton's bodice-ripping success. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022 Brock Lesnar has become a fashion plate in his latest run. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1