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This character is, quite simply, a character whose defining trait (or a prominent trait, if she is a [[Rounded Character]]) is being well-dressed and extremely interested in fashion. The Fashionista is often a woman, save for instances of [[The Dandy]], or a [[Camp Gay]] guy (whether or not he is a fashion designer). The Fashionista will invariably love to shop, read [[Fashion Magazine|Fashion Magazines]]s, and watch (or be involved in, if she is a model or a designer) [[Fashion Show|Fashion Shows]]s, and will either have an [[Unlimited Wardrobe]], or long for one. She may be the Girly Girl in a [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] pair. If not she will, depending on temperament, either be [[Alpha Bitch]]/[[Rich Bitch]] or [[Spoiled Sweet]]. Either way, she is often a prime candidate for [[Even the Girls Want Her]]. At some point in the story, she is likely to wear a [[Little Black Dress]] (or [[Lady in Red|a red one]]). She is also likely at some point to give [[The Makeover]] to a character who is either [[Beautiful All Along]] or [[She Cleans Up Nicely|Cleans Up Nicely]].

An older fashionista may be a [[Foxy Grandma]], a [[White Dwarf Starlet]], a [[StacysStacy's Mom]], or say "[[I Was Quite a Looker]]." In movies and shows from [[The Eighties]], [['''The Fashionista]]''' may also be a [[Valley Girl]]. If she is a superheroine, she will most likely be [[The Chick]] of her [[Five -Man Band]], and have multiple costume changes over the years. If she is a supervillainess, she will most likely be a [[Vain Sorceress]]. She's not immune to [[Fashion Dissonance]] though. If she also happens to be an [[Action Girl]] then you've got a [[Girly Bruiser]].

A [[Sub -Trope]] of [[Costume Porn]] (personifying that trope in these characters).

Compare [[The Beautiful Elite]], [[Impractically Fancy Outfit]], [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]], [[Pimped -Out Dress]], [[Nice Shoes]], [[The Dandy]], [[Idle Rich]].

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* Nodamiki in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]''-- see—see, every time she appeared she wore [[Hair Decorations|different hairdo]], and has the uncanny ability to spot the identity of different fashion pieces-- despitepieces—despite being just a tenth grader!

* [[Moe Anthropomorphism|Taiwan]] in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', according to [[Word of God]].

* Nana "Hachi" Komatsu from ''[[Nana]]'' is this through and through, although most other characters arguably qualify, albeit in their own way.

* Sonoko Suzuki and Ai Haibara from ''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|Detective Conan]]''. In Sonoko's case, it comes from being [[The Ojou]] as well; in Ai's, it's a sign that she's [[Not So Above It All]].

* Miyako/Bubbles in [[Demashita! Power PuffPowerpuff Girls Z]]

* Tomoyo from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' would [[Once Per Episode]] design Sakura some darn creative outfit. Sometimes the had some practical benefit but usually just to make her look cute.

* Mary Jane Watson in the [[Spider -Man]] comics, who at one point was a fashion model. She is kind of a [[Tomboy]] in personality, though, in that she's very direct and enjoys sports.

* Katy, Gloria, and Lucki in ''[[Katy Keene (Comic Book)|Katy Keene]]''. [[Official Fan -Submitted Content]] even helps her out at this.

* Rachel in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' is a Fashionista with dark [[Blood Knight]] tendencies, making her quite a well-rounded character indeed.

* In ''[[The Egypt Game]]'', April goes for a '60s Hollywood look ([[Beehive Hairdo]], [[Pretty in Mink]], etc.) at the start. (The novel was written in 1967.) She's [["Well Done, Son" Guy|emulating her inattentive actress/singer mother]].

* ''[[Time Scout (Literature)|Time Scout]]'': Margo dresses well. Timeless class. And when she first encounters Connie Logan's shop, she practically orgasms.

* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Cordelia and the Cordettes]].

{{quote| '''Angel''': It was kind of like the Soviet Secret Police if they cared a lot about shoes.}}

* Kurt from ''[[Glee (TV)|Glee]]''.

* Rachel in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]''.

* Edina and Patsy of ''[[Absolutely Fabulous (TV)|Absolutely Fabulous]]'', often to [[Up to Eleven|ridiculous extremes]].

* Jason King, from ''Department S'' and ''[[Jason King (TV)|Jason King]]''.

* Margarita Garza from ''[[Carrusel]]''.

* The Cat in ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''.

{{quote| '''Cat''': ''(being made to scrub the floor)'' Aw, look at my hands! I had lovely hands!<br />

'''Lister''': Well, wear the smegging gloves!<br />

* Adelle from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics a 2A2]]'' would steal ''anything'' to buy up-to-date designer clothes.

* Gaap, the queen bee of ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Umineko no Naku Koro Nini]]''.

* Rita from ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]'' can get this as a title completing the Hot springs sidequest. for doing this [[Your Reward Is Clothes]].

* Ivy from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Gardens]]''.

* Shiki from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'' has a talent for sewing and mentions bringing to life the designs of her friend Erika. She serves as a contrast to protagonist Neku who professes no knowledge of trends or fashion and barely notices damage to his own clothing. Although by ''damage'', Shiki means "one of your buttons is slightly coming off."

* Kanaya in ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'' has this as one of her defining character traits. It stands out especially because her species [[Planet of Hats|isn't interested in fashion whatsoever.]]

* Lindsay from ''[[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Total Drama Island]]'', although it's more of an [[Informed Ability]] since she's rarely seen outside her tank, skirt, and cowboy boots.

* Cruella de Vil from ''[[One Hundred and One101 Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]''.

* The Crust Cousins in [[My Life Asas a Teenage Robot]]. They wear some sort of bizzare new outfit in (almost) every episode they appear in.

* Rarity of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', who owns and runs at a fashion shop (including making all the clothing to order), primarily uses her unicorn magic to help decorate, and is much quicker to dress up than any of the other ponies. She's also a very intentional subversion, however. [[Word of God]] says that Rarity was created as a response to shallow Fashionista characters in girl's cartoons, by making her generous, and never having her talk about shopping or trend-following. Instead, she's written as an artist, whose medium just happens to be clothes. Or to put it simply, Rarity is the person most other characters on this list would be buying from.

** Fluttershy, as demonstrated in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E14 Suited for Success|Suited for Success]], also has quite some knowledge in fashion, as seen in when she critiqes Rarity's dress for her and when she leads and effort to make a dress for Rarity.

* Self-proclaimed by Rhonda in ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' and brought up in almost every episode she's in... despite her limited wardrobe.

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