de rigueur
Expected by custom
De rigueur describes something required by fashion, custom, or etiquette—not by law, but by social expectation.
The phrase is French for "of strictness" and retains its foreign flavor in English: A dark suit is de rigueur at formal dinners.
Ironic detachment became de rigueur among critics.
Regarded as likely
- customaryDone by convention
- properSocially appropriate
- requiredNeeded by rule
- standardLevel of quality accepted
prescribed · conventional · accepted · done · fitting · appropriate · seemly · correct
Custom high-fashion design
- chicTasteful, current flair
- stylishFashionably elegant
- voguePrevailing popular style
- hauteFrench for high
sartorial · bespoke · tailored · elegant · runway · designer · fashionable · modish
Currently popular, fashionable
- currentDirected flow of charge
- popularWidely admired by many
- fashionableCurrently in style
- au courantWell-versed in trends
zeitgeist · must-have · trending · hot · in style · mainstream · ubiquitous · prevalent
expected
Regarded as likely
standard · prescribed · conventional · accepted · done · fitting · appropriate · seemly · correct · unwritten rule
couture
Custom high-fashion design
haute · sartorial · bespoke · tailored · elegant · runway · designer · fashionable · modish · soigné
in vogue
Currently popular, fashionable
- currentDirected flow of charge
- popularWidely admired by many
- fashionableCurrently in style
au courant · zeitgeist · must-have · trending · hot · in style · mainstream · ubiquitous · prevalent · à la mode
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
courtesy · formality · civility · refinement · politesse · savoir-faire · breeding · gentility · tact · diplomacy
de rigueuroptional
Not mandatory
unnecessary · discretionary · nonessential · elective · superfluous
de rigueurpassé
No longer fashionable
out of fashion · outdated · unfashionable · out of style · démodé
de rigueureccentric
Unconventional in character
unconventional · nonconformist · unorthodox · avant-garde · idiosyncratic