fashion

fash|ion¹ W2S2 [ˈfæʃən] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: façon, from Latin factio 'act of making', from facere 'to do, make']

1.) [singular, U]

something that is popular or thought to be good at a particular time

fashion for

▪ the fashion for so-called 'discovery methods' of learning

fashion in

▪ The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art.

▪ Eastern religions used to be the fashion in the 60s.

▪ His ideas are coming back into fashion (=they are becoming popular again) .

▪ Their music will never go out of fashion (=stop being fashionable) .

▪ Self-help books are now all the fashion (=they are very fashionable) .

2.) [C, U]

a style of clothes, hair etc that is popular at a particular time

▪ They sold the latest fashions from Europe (=the most recent fashions) .

▪ The 1960s space-age look has influenced both men's and women's fashions.

▪ Hats are in fashion again this year (=they are fashionable) .

▪ Grey is out of fashion now (=it is no longer fashionable) .

▪ extreme designs which will go out of fashion as quickly as they came in (=stop being fashionable)

▪ Fur coats were considered to be the height of fashion and sophistication (=were thought to be very fashionable) .

▪ Teenage girls are very fashion conscious (=they are very concerned about wearing the latest fashions) .

3.) [U]

the business or study of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles

▪ a leading men's fashion magazine

▪ the fall fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris

▪ She used to be one of the world's top fashion models .

▪ fashion photographer Richard Avedon

▪ The dark-eyed Italian is set to take the fashion world by storm (=become very successful in the world of fashion) .

▪ She hopes to find work in the fashion industry (=all the companies and people who are involved in fashion) .

▪ a 22-year-old student at the London College of Fashion

4.) in a ... fashion

in a particular way

▪ Please leave the building in an orderly fashion.

▪ Perhaps they could sit down and discuss things in a civilised fashion.

▪ She will be working out her problems in her own fashion (=in the way that she usually does this) and should be allowed to do so.

5.) after a fashion

not very much, not very well, or not very effectively

▪ 'Can you speak Russian?' 'After a fashion.'

6.) after the fashion of sb

in a style that is typical of a particular person

▪ Her early work is very much after the fashion of Picasso and Braque.

7.) like it's going out of fashion informal

use this to emphasize that someone does something a lot or uses a lot of something

▪ Danny's been spending money like it's going out of fashion .

→parrot fashion at ↑parrot¹ (2)

fashion ²

fashion² v [T]

1.) to shape or make something, using your hands or only a few tools

fashion sth from sth

▪ He fashioned a box from a few old pieces of wood.

fashion sth into sth

▪ Jamie could take a piece of wood and fashion it into a wonderful work of art.

2.) [usually passive]

to influence and form someone's ideas and opinions

▪ We are all unique human beings, fashioned by life experiences.