fashion

/ˈfæʃən/

/ˈfæʃən/

Other forms: fashioned; fashions; fashioning

The word fashion has to do with customs and trends. Popular clothes are in fashion. And someone who keeps up with the latest styles is a follower of fashion.

The most common use of fashion is to describe the hippest, trendiest clothes and music — we say popular things are in fashion. But this word can also refer to a way something is done, as in "We train dogs in a certain fashion." To fashion something means to build it, as in "We fashioned a shelter out of rocks and mud." But that kind of fashioning probably isn't in fashion these days.

Definitions of fashion

1. noun

   the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
   types:

   cult of personality

   intense devotion to a particular person

   cut

   the style in which a garment is cut

   haute couture, high fashion, high style

   trend-setting fashions

   craze, cult, fad, furor, furore, rage

   an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

   retro

   a fashion reminiscent of the past

   type of:

   style, trend, vogue

   the popular taste at a given time
2. noun

   consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode
   type of:

   consumer goods

   goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
3. noun

   how something is done or how it happens
   “in an abrasive fashion”

   synonyms: manner, modality, mode, style, way

   types:

   artistic style, idiom

   the style of a particular artist or school or movement

   drape

   the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

   fit

   the manner in which something fits

   form

   a particular mode in which something is manifested

   life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi

   a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes

   setup

   the way something is organized or arranged

   signature, touch

   a distinguishing style

   wise

   a way of doing or being

   response

   the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

   baroque, baroqueness

   elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

   classical style

   the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony

   order

   (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

   rococo

   fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century

   High Renaissance

   the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content

   treatment

   a manner of dealing with something artistically

   fast lane

   a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation

   free living

   a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites

   vanity fair

   a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities

   common touch

   the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)

   hang

   the way a garment hangs

   neoclassicism

   revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation

   classicalism, classicism

   a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms

   Romantic Movement, Romanticism

   a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization

   type of:

   property

   a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
4. verb

   make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
   “She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks”

   synonyms: forge

   types:

   tie

   make by fastening pieces together

   craft

   make by hand and with much skill

   sew, tailor, tailor-make

   create (clothes) with cloth

   handcraft

   make something by hand

   run up

   make by sewing together quickly

   quilt

   create by stitching together

   filigree

   make filigree, as with a precious metal

   type of:

   make

   make by shaping or bringing together constituents
5. noun

   characteristic or habitual practice
   types:

   line of least resistance, path of least resistance

   the easiest way

   type of:

   pattern, practice

   a customary way of operation or behavior