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I believe that if you think about what style means, you won't become a fashion victim.
John Varvatos

Meaning of "fashion victim" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FASHION VICTIM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FASHION VICTIM

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fashion victim is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FASHION VICTIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fashion victim

Fashion Victim is a term claimed to have been coined by Oscar de la Renta that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly recognized boundaries of style. Fashion victims are victims because they are vulnerable to faddishness and materialism, two of the widely recognized excesses of fashion, and consequently are at the mercy of society's prejudices or of the commercial interest of the fashion industry, or of both. According to Versace, "When a woman alters her look too much from season to season, she becomes a fashion victim."...

Definition of fashion victim in the English dictionary

The definition of fashion victim in the dictionary is a person who slavishly follows fashion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FASHION VICTIM

fashion business
fashion design
fashion designer
fashion editor
fashion house
fashion icon
fashion industry
fashion magazine
fashion model
fashion parade
fashion plate
fashion sense
fashion shoot
fashion show
fashion-conscious
fashion-forward
fashionability
fashionable
fashionableness
fashionably

WORDS THAT END LIKE FASHION VICTIM

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gradatim
gregatim
legitim
literatim
sacrificial victim
seriatim
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shochetim
statim
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verbatim
victim

Synonyms and antonyms of fashion victim in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fashion victim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FASHION VICTIM

Find out the translation of fashion victim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fashion victim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fashion victim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时尚受害者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

víctima de la moda
570 millions of speakers

English

fashion victim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फैशन शिकार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ضحية الموضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жертва моды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fashion victim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্যাশন আক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

victime de la mode
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mangsa fesyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fashion-Victim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファッション中毒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

패션 피해자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Korban fashion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nạn nhân thời trang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேஷன் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॅशन बळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

moda kurbanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fashion victim
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ofiara mody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жертва моди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fashion Victim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θύμα της μόδας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mode-slagoffer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

modeoffer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mote offer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fashion victim

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FASHION VICTIM»

The term «fashion victim» is very widely used and occupies the 12.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FASHION VICTIM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fashion victim

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2 QUOTES WITH «FASHION VICTIM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fashion victim.
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Ralph Lauren
I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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John Varvatos
I believe that if you think about what style means, you won't become a fashion victim.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FASHION VICTIM»

Discover the use of fashion victim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fashion victim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fashion Victim: Our Love-Hate Relationship With Dressing, ...
In "Fashion Victim, award-winning journalist Michelle Lee blows the lid off the fashion industry, and spotlights the fascinating--and often disturbing--ways in which it is morphing our culture, our economy and our values.
Michelle Lee, 2003
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Fashion Victim
Texas fashion stylist Dallas O'Connor arrives in the Caribbean to shoot a music video with a hot new girl band, but when the girls are tormented by terrifying practical jokes, voodoo curses, and a brutal murder, Dallas tries to unmask a ...
Chloë Green, 2002
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Fashion Victim
Fed up with life as an investigative journalist, Annie Anderson takes a job with "Handbag" magazine, a leading style authority, but she soon finds herself investigating the suspicious death of an up-and-coming designer.
Sam Baker, 2010
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Fashion Victim
Finding the truth has deadly consequences. Sweet Valley High #131.
Francine Pascal, Kate William, 1997
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Midnight Library, The ORANGE Collection 12: Fashion Victim
Dare to be scared! The demonic ORANGE ebook collection concludes the Midnight Library series, compiled from the darkest, most dusty shelves of Nick Shadow's ancient vaults .
Nick Shadow, 2011
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Stacey and the Fashion Victim
Stacey takes a job at Bellair's department store only to discover that someone is sending scary and threatening notes to all of the models.
Ann M. Martin, 1997
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Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style
Cyndi is a fashion victim in the sense that she tried hard to dress fashionably, but failed to do so. In order to avoid her mistakes, the fashionistas suggest, Cyndi should keep striving to dress fashionably, but do a better job of it. The second way ...
Jessica Wolfendale, Jeanette Kennett, 2011
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Axelle Red: Fashion Victim
Axelle Red has been known right from the start of her successful career as a woman of the world with a unique sense of style.
Didier Vervaeren, 2013
9
Killer Hair: A Crime of Fashion
Lacey knew the stylist and suspects something more sinister-that the story may lie with Angie's star client, a White House staffer with a salacious website. With the help of a hunky ex-cop, Lacey must root out the truth.
Ellen Byerrum, 2003
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Why Women Wear What They Wear
One of her key concerns when dressing is not to look like a 'fashion victim'. For example, before she moved to Nottingham, she bought a plaid knee-length skirt with a beige background and green and red lines. Whilst this was bought in an ...
Sophie Woodward, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FASHION VICTIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fashion victim is used in the context of the following news items.
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Royal Watchers Baffled At British Royal Nanny's Traditional Uniform …
Borrallo, who the press previously labeled a “Spanish supernanny,” was described as a “right royal fashion victim” by Sydney's Daily Telegraph ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Troubling fashion trends
Ruffs were those elaborate, pleated collars that made the fashion victim look as if he or she was wearing a ballet tutu around the neck. «The Carillon, Jul 15»
3
Geoffrey Smeddle recipes: Stylish summer salads
SALAD is a restless fashion victim. SALAD is a restless fashion victim. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. Custom byline ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
4
Mandy Nolan's Soapbox: Looks to die for
skinny-jeans It's official. Skinny jeans are dangerous. Last week an Adelaide woman, or should we say 'fashion victim', caused herself serious ... «Echonetdaily, Jun 15»
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Skinny jeans – more likely to make you look stupid than damage …
... Psychiatry – Fashion victim: rhabdomyolysis and bilateral peroneal and tibial neuropathies as a result of squatting in “skinny jeans”. Catchy! «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Confessions of a fashion victim: It's time to forgo the skyscraper …
Confessions of a fashion victim: It's time to forgo the skyscraper heels and bodysuits, sisters. WENDY SQUIRES. Last updated 11:27, June 27 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Fashion victims: History's most dangerous trends
Giving new meaning to the phrase 'fashion victim', a 35-year-old Australian woman had to be cut out of a pair of skinny jeans after developing a ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jun 15»
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No, Skinny Jeans Are Not A Health Hazard
The unnamed woman was called a “fashion victim” by the doctors who published a case study about her in The BMJ. She got nerve damage ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jun 15»
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Fitness fashion ... It's all fun and games until somebody gets hit in …
LULULEMON has managed to redefine the phrase “fashion victim”. The luxury sportswear brand has been forced to pull several of its tops after ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
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Skinny Jeans Put Fashion Victim in Hospital With Nerve Damage
The fashion victim received an intravenous drip for dehydration and stayed in the hospital for four days until she recovered and was discharged ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»

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