ˈfæʃən ˈfæʃən ˈmænə ˈmænɚ staɪl characteristic or habitual practice make out of components (often in an improvising manner) She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode how something is done or how it happens her dignified manner his rapid manner of talking their nomadic mode of existence in the characteristic New York style a lonely way of life in an abrasive fashion the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior