"In fashion" means fashionable or popular. "Of fashion" is uncommon alone but appears in fixed phrases such as "the history of fashion" or formal descriptions.
Use "in fashion" to mean stylish or popular. "Of fashion" is not usually used with that meaning by itself, but it is correct when "fashion" is the object of "of" in a larger noun phrase.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use this phrase after a verb such as be, come, or remain.
This is the common opposite of "in fashion".
Use this combination when "fashion" is the object of the preposition "of" in a larger phrase.
Use this structure to describe enthusiasm for a style or activity.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Do not use "of fashion" by itself to mean fashionable.
✕ These shoes are of fashion. ✓ These shoes are in fashion.Many phrases with "of fashion" need another noun before it.
✕ She studies of fashion. ✓ She studies the history of fashion."In fashion" means popular, not physically inside clothing.
✓ Neutral colours are in fashion this season.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Usually no. It normally appears inside a larger phrase such as "the world of fashion".
It means fashionable, trendy, or popular at a particular time.
The usual opposite is "out of fashion".
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