We all know fashionistas are excellent at saying exactly what they mean without being so overt as to get them into trouble, like when Anna Wintour called Sarah Jessica Parker ”coltish” she meant “that woman looks like a horse.” Here’s our special Gloss-ary for fashion week so you don’t miss any subtext about the models, clothes, designers or Wintours-in-training.
| SAYS |
MEANS |
| Sassy |
Black |
| Dapper |
Gay |
| Great styling |
Ugly clothes |
| Bad styling |
Ugly clothes |
| Interesting |
“Please tell me you think this is as horrible as I do” |
| Nice |
Mind-numbingly boring |
| Down-to-earth |
Poor |
| Free-spirited |
Sexually confused and therefore pliable |
| Energetic/bubbly |
Embarrassingly annoying |
| Quirky |
Socially retarded |
| Social |
Alcoholic |
| Fresh-faced |
Has not yet gone through puberty |
| Old-school beauty |
Fat |
| Organic |
Dirty |
| Avant-garde |
This person is wearing a Halloween costume |