fashion plate
Example Sentences
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The 38 outfits designed for Diana by William Ivey Long dramatized how she transformed herself from kindergarten teacher to royal frump to executive princess to international fashion plate far better than the writers did.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
He would grow to become something of a fashion plate, but his aunt, Trina Allen, said he wanted nothing to do with suits like the one his grandma dressed him in for Easter one year.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
A drab housewife becomes a Paris fashion plate, then meets her ex-husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2021
Mike was anything but a fashion plate back then.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2020
As usual, I thought I was quite a fashion plate!
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
