hauterfly

n. a fashion industry insider or a person heavily involved in the industry’s social scene. Subjects: English, Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion, Slang

Etymological Note: Probably haute couture + butterfly or gadfly.

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Citations: 2005 Marshall Hood Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) (Feb. 13) “Farewell, Color: Muted Tones Coming For Fall” p. 1H: The fashionista is dead. The term to describe followers of of-the-moment fashion has apparently outlived its usefulness. Among the replacements mentioned by insiders during Fashion Week: fannequin, fashitarian, glamourina, stylemonkey, trenderella, trendora and the rumored favorite, hauterfly. 2005 Jim Shi Fashionweekdaily.com (July 27) “Snooping Around Hauterflies’ Homes! ”: Snooping Around Hauterflies’ Homes!…Fashion voyeurs rejoice! Elle Décor’s September Glamour issue takes a beyond-the-front-row look at the homes of some of the industry’s best-known bold-faced names. 2006 The David Xperience (New York City) (Dec. 20) “Reflections of 2006”: The David Xperience began the year militantly loyal to an Italian stallion-ess, yet exits December back on the prowl, shakin’-bakin’-and baby makin’ through a swelling sea of fuktastically fabulous hauterflies. I’m lucky. Truly. Both scenarios are welcomed. 2007 Shinan Govani National Post (Don Mills, Ontario, Canada) (May 10) “LoVe in New York”: I was, in other words, caught in the throes of a conversation between two well-matched hauterflies. And Topic A? The moveover-Oscars Costume Institute Ball, held every year at the Met, and which at this point, was only days away.

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