fashionista

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

The word appeared as early as 1993, and is a combination of fashion and the Italian or Spanish suffix: -ista. Compares to other -ista neologisms such as barista, Sandinista, Peronista, Guardianista.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fæʃ.ənˈɪst.ə/, SAMPA: /SAMPA, /f{S.@n"Ist.@/

  Rhymes: -ɪstə

[edit] Noun

fashionista (plural fashionistas)

1. A person who creates or promotes high fashion, i.e. a fashion designer or fashion editor.
   • 2008, "High Style: Are you a Porter person?" Toronto Star, 17 Jul., p. L1,

     Toronto fashionista Suzanne Boyd, editor-in-chief of the soon-to-be-launched Zoomer magazine, recently moved back to Canada after living in Manhattan for the past four years.

2. A person who dresses according to the trends of high fashion, or one who follows those trends.

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989 (rev. Sept., 2002).