fashion plate
Example Sentences
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It was Margaret, the rebel, who was renowned as a fashion plate in Dior and other designers, and her influence on Elizabeth was tangible.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2022
The man at the counter, a slim Cape Cod fashion plate with tanned arms popping out of his tank top, looked me over gravely, lowered his voice and confided something amazing.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
Barbie Gilbert is no Pamela Anderson look-alike or a celebrity fashion plate, as earlier Barbie iterations usually were.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2021
A drab housewife becomes a Paris fashion plate, then meets her ex-husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2021
As usual, I thought I was quite a fashion plate!
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
