chicette n.— «The Daily, Fashion MINI and Fashion Week Daily are seeking a new chicette (or chicetto) to join our editorial staff. We are looking for a reporter who is as obsessed with fashion as we are, knowledgeable about the key players in the...
chonga n.— «The magic starts with a heaping glob of electric blue L.A. Looks hair gel. Then comes the extra coating of $1.07 Beauty Glamorous Extra Hold hair spray. So begins the transformation of 17-year-olds Mimi Davila and Laura Di Lorenzo from...
hauterfly n. a fashion industry insider or a person heavily involved in the industry’s social scene. Etymological Note: Probably haute couture + butterfly or gadfly. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hauterfly n.— «Snooping Around Hauterflies’ Homes!…Fashion voyeurs rejoice! Elle Décor‘s September Glamour issue takes a beyond-the-front-row look at the homes of some of the industry’s best-known bold-faced names.» —“Snooping Around Hauterflies’...
hauterfly n.— «The fashionista is dead. The term to describe followers of of-the-moment fashion has apparently outlived its usefulness. Among the replacements mentioned by insiders during Fashion Week: fannequin, fashitarian, glamourina...
pickle-stabber n.— «Pickle-stabber An extremely pointy high heel that is, in fact, so pointy you could stab a pickle with it, if you so desired. Despite the awesome name, these have been replaced by wedges and platform soles as the shoe of the...