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style that costs nothing to explain because it already explains itself.
means an effortless, well-judged elegance in dress or manner that reads as instinct rather than effort.
from french word for stylish skill or knack, likely from german geschick meaning skill or aptitude, borrowed into english fashion writing by the mid-1800s.
not luxurychic can be a plain white shirt worn right
opposite traittrying too hard reads as its enemy, not cousin
gender neutral termfrench uses it for people, rooms, even sentences
for instance
coco chanel — turned a little black dress into a permanent argument, 1926
parisian woman — the cliche stylists chase, rarely the one who lives it
jackie kennedy — pillbox hat and sunglasses, a look still copied since 1961