fashion

n.

1. Form

   make, shape, manner, mode; see form 1, method 2.

2. Prevailing mode of dress, behavior, etc.

   style, vogue, mode, trend, look, taste, custom, way, convention, etiquette, tendency, trend, form, formality, formula, procedure, practice, precedent, prevalence, usage, observance, wont, order, usual run of things, prescription, guise, new look, modus operandi (Latin), mores, high fashion, haute couture (French), stylishness, smartness, chic, ton, bon ton (both French).

3. Whatever is temporarily in vogue

   fad, craze, rage, cry; see fad.

fashion is the prevailing custom in dress, manners, speech, etc. of a particular place or time, esp. as established by the dominant section of society or the leaders in the fields of art, literature, design, advertising, etc.; style, often a close synonym for fashionthe latest fashion or style, may also suggest a distinctive fashion, esp. the way of dressing or living that distinguishes persons with money and taste eating in style; mode, the French word expressing this idea, suggests the height of fashion in dress, behavior, etc. at any particular time; vogue stresses the general acceptance or great popularity of a certain fashion white gloves are back in vogue; fad stresses the impulsive enthusiasm with which a fashion is taken up for a short time; rage and craze both stress an intense, sometimes irrational enthusiasm for a passing fashion skiing was all the rage, the tulip craze of the 17th century

after <strong>or </strong>in a fashion

in fashion

fashion

v.

1. To mold

   model, shape, form, construct; see create 2, form 1.

2. To adapt

   adjust, accommodate, fit; see accommodate 2. See syn. study at make.