Meanings
nounantistyle (usually uncountable, plural antistyles)
plural antistyles
- uncountableusuallyStyle or fashion that rejects the usual conventions of style.
Lesbian-feminist antistyle was an emblem of refusal, an attempt to strike a blow against the twin evils of capitalism and patriarchy...
1995, Corey K. Creekmur, Alexander Doty, Out in culture: gay, lesbian, and queer essays on popular culture1 more example
Flashy in its photographic juxtapositioning, Reebok embraced poor taste as a sign for antistyle that might beckon skeptical viewers to enter the space of the ad.
1994, David R. Dickens, Andrea Fontana, Postmodernism and social inquiry
Origin
Translations
Portuguese antiestilo
- antiestilostyle or fashion that rejects the usual conventions of style
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