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Noun: fashion plate  fa-shun pleyt
  1. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    - dandy, dude [informal], fop, gallant [archaic], beau [archaic], swell [informal], clotheshorse [informal]
     
  2. A plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress

Derived forms: fashion plates

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [Brit, N. Amer, informal], man, plate, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Fashion plate