Fashion means different things to different people. For the always-in-the-news celebrity, fashion might be a statement of personal style. For the party hopping adolescent, it could be an affirmation of peer bonding and independence. For the conference-hungry business executive, it could be the passport to career enhancement. Humans have been concerned about being presentable since the days of yore. Even in tribal societies, adornments are myriad and there are accessories with immense detailing and embellishments.

The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.; workmanship; execution.

The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion.

Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort; way.

Karstadt's Fashion consumer segment comprises ladies', men's and children's clothing.

A style or trend favoured at a particular time and/or place, often short-lived.

A currently valued style of behaviour, thinking, or appearance that is longer lasting and more widespread than a fad.

The popularity of a certain product, style, or appearance.

The term for what people are wearing, the prevailing style in an area or with a specific group of people.

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior

make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

a style or trend, normally in clothing

Fashionable dress throughout the war and in the following years was limited by Utility regulations. With clothing quality and type restricted, often women would use hairstyles, make-up and accessories to appear 'fashionable'. During the 1950s, looking feminine related strongly to ideals of domesticity. Dior's 'New Look' and the 1950s American film and teenage culture contributed to this. In the 1960s, the British 'youth revolution' dominated fashion and had a dramatic impact on French couture.

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

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This is a style of photo that focuses attention on a model's clothing and/or accessories. For examples, skim through a fashion magazine.

The prevailing manner in dressing, behaving, and living, at a given time or place.

a common style especially of dress during a particular time or among a certain group