【Fashion】 ,  【style】 ,  【mode】 ,  【vogue】 ,  【fad】 ,  【rage】 ,  【craze】 ,  【dernier cri】 ,  【cry】  are comparable when denoting a way of dressing, of furnishing and decorating rooms, of dancing, or of behaving that is generally accepted at a given time by those who wish to follow the trend or to be regarded as up-to-date.

【Fashion】 is thought of in general as the current conventional usage or custom which is determined by polite society or by those who are regarded as leaders especially in the social, the intellectual, the literary, or the artistic world.

【Fashion】 is also applicable to the particular thing (as costume, furniture, behavior, or subject in literature or art) which is dictated by 【fashion】 .

【Style】 , in this as in its other senses (see LANGUAGE 2 NAME ) implies a manner or way that is distinctive; though often interchangeable with  【fashion】  <a dress in the latest  【style】 >  it particularly suggests the elegant or distinguished way of dressing, furnishing, and living characteristic of those who have wealth and taste.

【Mode】 , especially in the phrase "the 【mode】 ," suggests the peak of 【fashion】 or the 【fashion】 of the moment among those who cultivate elegance in dress, behavior, and interests.

【Vogue】 stresses the prevalence or wide acceptance of the 【fashion】 and its obvious popularity.

【Fad】 ,  【rage】 ,  【craze】 , dernier cri all apply to an extremely short-lived 【fashion】 .

【Fad】 stresses caprice in taking up and in dropping.

【Rage】  and  【craze】 imply short-lived and often markedly senseless enthusiasm.

Dernier cri or its equivalent  【cry】  (especially in "all the 【cry】 ") applies to whatever is the very latest thing in 【fashion】 .