Vocab Practice: Sartorial

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on March 13, 2014.

Let’s do a practice round!

Sartorial means:

A) Related to clothes or style of dress
B) Originating in photographs or films
C) Accompanied by a slim physique
D) Adorned in classic colors

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She’s a Picture of Sartorial Elegance…

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What you choose to wear can make a subtle statement about who you are and what you like.

Many people get their inspiration from the movies, emulating the fashions of their favorite stars.

Among women, one of the most widely imitated movie stars of all time is Audrey Hepburn, who appeared in such films as the 1961 classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

With fashion choices tailored by the famed designer Hubert de Givenchy, Hepburn was known for her sartorial (see definition and hear pronunciation below) elegance.

Hepburn couldn’t have been any happier with the designer’s styles. In fact, she was reported to have once said, “His are the only clothes in which I am myself.”

Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What are some of your favorite sartorial choices?

Sartorial: Of or relating to tailoring, clothes or one’s style or manner of dress.

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