Sartorial

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /sɑːˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/

Definitions

1. Relating to tailored clothing, especially men's formal attire, or the art of dressing elegantly
2. concerning the design, construction, and wearing of fashionable garments and clothing
3. pertaining to the craft of tailoring and the aesthetic qualities of how one dresses and presents oneself through attire

Etymology: Tailoring once meant mending rather than making. The Latin "sarcire" meant "to patch" or "to mend," and from it came Late Latin "sartor," a tailor, the person whose work was repairing and fitting cloth. The anatomical term "sartorius," for the long muscle that runs across the thigh and was named for its role in crossing the legs as a tailor sits, was later coined in New Latin from that same root, which shows how closely the trade's name clung to the body. "Sartorial" came from that New Latin "sartorius," meaning "pertaining to a tailor," with the English suffix "-ial" added to make it an adjective. Its sense stayed close to the tailor's workshop, so it describes clothing and the way it is cut and worn, and the word has become most associated with well-made, carefully considered dress.

Synonyms: tailored, fashionable