In English
“fashion over style / overdressing for show”
Meaning
'Fashion over style' — chasing every trend and overdressing to show off, at the expense of real taste. It gently mocks the person who piles on the latest gear to be seen rather than to look good, valuing flash over grace. The homemade route to keeping up is the 'dressmeka' (dressmaker).
Examples
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Him deh pon fashion ova style, too much a everyting.
He's all fashion over style — too much of everything.
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Nuh mek fashion ova style rule yuh.
Don't let vanity fashion rule you.
Origin
'fashion' over 'style'. See [[dressmeka]], [[stoosh]].
How it’s used
Chasing trends/overdressing for show at the cost of taste.