Chic
Smart and modish
Chic describes stylish elegance, especially in dress or manner.
Something chic has fashionable sophistication without appearing to try too hard: a chic little black dress, a chic Parisian café.
The word carries French associations with effortless style.
As a noun, chic is the quality itself: She has a natural chic that can't be taught.
Fashionably elegant
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- haute coutureCustom luxury dressmaking
vogue · fashionable · trendy · designer · runway · glamorous · sleek · polished
Of France's capital
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- urbanPertaining to cities
- metropolitanOf a major city
jet-set · worldly · cultured · bohemian · avant-garde · artistic · intellectual · café society
One favoring bare essentials
- refinedPurified or cultured
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
- classyStylishly elegant
luxurious · modern · contemporary · monochromatic · effortless · curated · artful · streamlined
stylish
Fashionably elegant
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
haute couture · vogue · fashionable · trendy · designer · runway · glamorous · sleek · polished · tailored
Parisian
Of France's capital
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- urbanPertaining to cities
metropolitan · jet-set · worldly · cultured · bohemian · avant-garde · artistic · intellectual · café society · uptown
minimalist
One favoring bare essentials
- refinedPurified or cultured
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
classy · luxurious · modern · contemporary · monochromatic · effortless · curated · artful · streamlined · spare
- Discodisco ball, Donna Summer, Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, Village People
- R&BMichael Jackson, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder
- 70s RockLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, The Who
- Rock BandsLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors
- Funkfunk, P-Funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, James Brown
- shabby chicIntentionally worn elegance
- très chicExtremely stylish, in French
- scruffy chicIntentionally tousled fashion aesthetic
- geek chicIntellectual aesthetic made fashionable
- casual chicRelaxed yet polished style
- rustic chic