chicness

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Noun
  • Its elegance is showcased in movies, books, and art.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • From May 12 to May 23, the iconic brand joins in celebrating the artistry, elegance and empowerment that define beauty, both on and off the red carpet.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The rooms True to the hotel’s overall vibe, the rooms’ midcentury design is beach house meets cosmopolitan chic.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
  • Carpenter looked très chic at Paris Fashion Week in June 2024 next to Mustafa and Omar Apollo.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • While Kendrick Lamar was conquering the hip-hop world, Rashad was honing an introspective style inspired by Southern hip-hop pioneers like Lil Wayne and OutKast.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • And, if bright white pants aren’t your thing, keep reading for off-white styles inspired by Martha Stewart and Joanna Gaines.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the weightless, old-school videogame aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even further amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • The fresh flip-flop offerings prove that simplicity need not be sacrificed for stylishness, and that all-day comfiness should most certainly not take a back seat to a head-turning summertime aesthetic.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Developer Guy van Rooyen is promising high-end swank, with two new restaurants and a bar, three event spaces, close to three dozen hotel rooms – and plenty of window seats to watch the airfield.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At the once-swank Primrose Hotel, Russian refugees recline on the porch, playing pinochle, watching the night traffic of Collins Avenue rumble down South Beach.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The sense of a cultural in- and out-group dissolved as niche communities grew and old-school ideas of coolness fell away.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
  • Unfortunately, Strings is the Icarus to the blazing sun of ultra coolness.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Why These Five Keep Showing Up What connects this list isn’t trendiness.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Somewhat ironically, this analog movement has been galvanized by its trendiness on social media.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Chicness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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