stylista

From style +‎ -ista, after fashionista. Piecewise doublet of stylist.

stylista (plural stylistas)

1. (informal) A stylish person.
   • 2009, Debbie Rigaud, chapter 2, in Perfect Shot (The Romantic Comedies), New York, N.Y.: Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 18:

     Pam frowned as she eyed me and my jersey. Whatever. Volleyball jerseys are formfitting and cute—unlike the oversize basketball or football ones. But Pam is such a stylista, she wouldn’t be caught sleeping in what I had on.

   • 2012, Halley Bondy, “Getting Kids Dressed”, in Don’t Sit on the Baby: The Ultimate Guide to Sane, Skilled, and Safe Babysitting, San Francisco, Calif.: Zest Books, →ISBN, section B (Essential Skills), page 48:

     Imagine you’re babysitting for a very fashionable little kid, which is thrilling because you, too, are a stylista. When it’s time to choose her outfit for the day, you furiously comb the drawers for the cutest stuff you can possibly find.

   • 2016, Rosie Nixon, chapter 3, in The Stylist, London: HQ, →ISBN, page 43:

     ‘There’ll be a lot of running around, so bring flats as well as your killer heels.’ ‘Your killer heels’. Mona Armstrong thinks I’m a stylista who owns killer heels. I’ve really pulled the cashmere over her eyes.

• “Stylista Vs Fashionista”, in ByFERIAL‎^[1], 2022, archived from the original on 9 August 2022.

Borrowed from French styliste.

• IPA^(key): /stɘˈlis.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: sty‧lis‧ta

stylista m pers (female equivalent stylistka)

1. stylist (designer)

   Synonym: wizażysta

2. (literary) stylist (writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style)

• stylista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stylista in Polish dictionaries at PWN