Meaning of fashion In English

• 0 a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc.:

  • Long hair is back in fashion for men.

  • Fur coats have gone out of fashion.

  • a programme with features on sport and fashion

  • She always wears the latest fashions.

  • Emma spends money like it's going out of fashion.

• 1 a way of doing things:

  • The rebel army behaved in a brutal fashion.

  • I can cook, after a fashion.

• 2 to make something using your hands:

  • He fashioned a hat for himself from/out of newspaper.

• 3 a custom, look, or way of doing things that is considered acceptable:

  • Long skirts are back in fashion this season.

  • Formal dinner parties seem to be out of fashion.

• 4 clothing that is considered stylish:

  • [ U ] She has a flair for fashion.

  • [ C ] He plays golf and dresses in the latest fashions.

• 5 a way of doing things:

  • The sale of the property has to be conducted in a systematic fashion.

• 6 to create something, using the hands or the imagination:

  • She fashioned an elaborate sculpture out of newspapers and glue.

• 7 the business that involves producing and selling new styles, especially of clothes, shoes, hair, etc.:

  • The film makes fun of major figures in the fashion industry.

  • a fashion magazine

  • The fashion retailer announced a drop in YTD profits of 57%.

• 8 something that is popular at a particular time:

  • The fashion for outsourcing has led to a shortage of home-grown workers with good IT skills.

  • Social networking sites seem to be going out of fashion.

  • Growing your own fruit and veg is now back in fashion.