"slave to fashion" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-slave to fashion.ogg [Australia] Forms: slaves to fashion [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|slaves to fashion}} slave to fashion (plural slaves to fashion)
  1. (idiomatic) A person who is particularly concerned that his or her clothing and physical appearance conform to the current, accepted style. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: fashion victim

Inflected forms

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