Fashion victim

"Fashion victim" is a term claimed to have been coined by Oscar de la Renta^[1] that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly recognized boundaries of style.

Fashion victims are "victims" because they are vulnerable to faddishness and materialism, two of the widely recognized excesses of fashion, and consequently are at the mercy of society's prejudices or of the commercial interest of the fashion industry, or of both. According to Versace, "When a woman alters her look too much from season to season, she becomes a fashion victim."^[2]

^ According to John Fairchild, "[Oscar and I] were sitting at the Caravelle and Oscar looked around and said, 'These people are absolute hell, they look like fashion victims,' & that was the first time anyone had used that expression." Coleridge, Nicholas (1989). The Fashion Conspiracy. HarperCollins. 0060916362.
^ Agins, Teri (2000). The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever. Harper Paperbacks. p. 116. ISBN 0060958200.

[1] According to John Fairchild, "[Oscar and I] were sitting at the Caravelle and Oscar looked around and said, 'These people are absolute hell, they look like fashion victims,' & that was the first time anyone had used that expression." Coleridge, Nicholas (1989). The Fashion Conspiracy. HarperCollins. 0060916362.

[2] Agins, Teri (2000). The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever. Harper Paperbacks. p. 116. ISBN 0060958200.

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