à la mode

This French phrase literally means "in the fashion."

1. Served with ice cream. My favorite dessert is apple pie à la mode. Are you two looking to get dessert tonight? We have carrot cake, pecan pie à la mode, and several flavors of gelato. A: "You really don't want your pie à la mode?" B: "Nah, my teeth are too sensitive for ice cream at the moment."

2. Very fashionable. Big shoulder pads were à la mode in the 1980s, but most people now would not dare to wear them. The baggy jeans and crop tops of the '90s seem to be à la mode again these days. Remember, these past trends that you cringe at were à la mode at the time.