fashion statement
Noun
Meaning
fashion statement (plural fashion statements)
A non-verbal statement made in fashion or makeup, especially one aiming to provoke a response.
The vegan activists made bikinis out of steak as a fashion statement to protest the production of beef.
Examples
People think I'm trying to make a fashion statement because I never wear a bra. It's really that I'm a tomboy at heart.
Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without.
I wear heels, and it's not for a fashion statement - it's ammunition.
Fashion is about owning whatever you're wearing, regardless of if it's a high fashion statement or not.
I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself.
My fashion statement depends on my mood. I am more of a tomboy when dressing up, and I have never worn pink in my entire life.