fashion plate
Example Sentences
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Stella, it can safely be said, was not a fashion plate.
From New York Times
“With two hundred quid you could look like a fashion plate,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
Moves up to the front and looks over at the soundboard, standing at the back almost alone, a fashion plate in his sky blue mohair cardigan and plum wide-legged pants.
From New York Times
Trinitie is no less of a fashion plate than her husband, favoring elaborate hats and designer dresses.
From Seattle Times
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
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