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granny chic

granny chic noun: a style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.

Noun

granny chic (uncountable)

  1. A style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.
    • The loft is made completely of pine with matching wood furniture. Kathy likes purple, blue and pink, so she outfitted her day bed in the new “Granny chic” that is popular with today's log home owners.1999 September, Linda Marx, “The view from the porch of Fred and Kathy Arnold's new pine log home is one of splendid isolation”, in Log Home Design ideas, volume 6, number 4, page 75
    • The Olsen twins hold the paps responsible for their 'granny chic' style2011 May 28, “Olsen twins explain their 'granny chic' style”, in RTÉ.ie, archived from the original on 10 May 2024
    Synonyms:
    grandma chic

Examples of granny chic in a sentence

  • The argument for this approach to granny chic is that style advances with age and therefore older women may offer inspiration to younger women.2017 February, Maria Mackinney-Valentin, Fashioning Identity: Status Ambivalence in Contemporary Fashion, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 39:
  • Beatrice, 35, pulled off the granny chic aesthetic as she donned a grey sweater vest over a white shirt for the swanky lunch at The Ivy Chelsea Garden.2024 February 1, Ellen Coughlan, “Princess Beatrice pulls off granny chic in grey sweater vest and loafers as she attends Poppy...

Synonyms of granny chic

Questions about granny chic

What does granny chic mean?
Granny chic means a style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.
How do you use granny chic in a sentence?
The argument for this approach to granny chic is that style advances with age and therefore older women may offer inspiration to younger women.
What part of speech is granny chic?
Granny chic is a noun.

Words near granny chic in the dictionary

  1. granny annexes
  2. granny cart
  3. granny carts
  4. granny chaser
  5. granny chasers
  6. granny chic
  7. granny dress
  8. granny dresses
  9. granny dumping
  10. granny farm
  11. granny farming

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