List of chics
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This is a list of notable
Chics
Ashcan chic
Term used in the United States c. 2005 for a "homeless" style, similar to boho-chic, that was initially popularised in Greenwich Village. Its main features were floppy hats, sunglasses and "dust-catcher" skirts. Bobo (i.e. bourgeois-Bohemian) chic was used in a similar sense.
Beach chic
"Beach chic" was the title of an article in 2006 by the Times fashion editor Lisa Armstrong about shopping for accessories to accompany a bikini.[1] These included a "cover-up" (e.g. a kaftan), flat sandals, a hat, a fake tan and - with the comforting footnote, "No, you will not look like a WAG [wife or girlfriend of a footballer]" - denture cleaner to whiten finger-nails. The Sunday Times referred to the Moroccan resort of Essaouira as the "boho/barefoot-chic beach" (the latter possibly a play on the term, "bare-faced cheek").[2]
Bisexual chic
A phrase used to describe the public acknowledgment of bisexuality or increased public interest or acceptance of bisexuality.
Boho-chic
Trend of fashion in the early 2000s (decade) which drew on earlier Bohemian and hippie styles. It was associated in particular with actress Sienna Miller and model Kate Moss. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have both become icons for this style.
Bon chic bon genre
- See Parisian chic
Camilla chic
Referring to the fashions of working class "
Casual chic
Casual chic (or chic casual) is a difficult term to define, but can perhaps best be described as "dressing down" in a stylish way. In 2007, the clothing retailer Marks & Spencer suggested that some of the elements of chic casual were skinny jeans, "longline, clingy jerseys", "statement" bags and chunky jewellery, slouchy sweaters and hoodies with comfortable flats. Singer Victoria Beckham was identified as epitomising this style.[6] Easy chic ("breezy blouses, slouchy knits and sexy denim"[6]) has similar connotations.
Checkout chic
Referring to fashion ranges promoted by major supermarkets: "Tesco has stepped up its 'checkout chic' war with Asda by launching a design-led range of clothes to tempt female shoppers".[7] Cheap chic was used in a similar sense, though more in terms of the comparison between prices at supermarkets and those of leading fashion houses: "You can achieve this season's look just by visiting your local supermarket".[8]
Chelsea chic
Used by the Sunday Times ("The Sloane gets a sexy revamp"
Communist chic
"Communist chic" are elements of popular culture such as fashion and commodities based on communist symbols and other things associated with Communism.[10][11] A typical example is T-shirts and other memorabilia with Alberto Korda's iconic photo of Che Guevara.[12]
Cycle chic
To be well dressed and smart in everyday clothes whilst cycling for ordinary journeys.[13]
Eco Chic
Eco Chic means the use of eco-friendly textiles, such as organic cotton, silk and hemp, and also reconstructed clothing.[14]
Geek chic
"The look of a computer nerd".[15]
Goth chic
Title of a "connoisseur's guide" by Gavin Baddeley (2002) to dark or Gothic culture. Among those associated with the "goth look" were the late 1970s punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, American punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, formed in 2000, and Betty Curse, described by The Times in 2006 as the "princess of Goth pop".[16]
Heroin chic
Hick chic
High Street chic
Applied to the sort of "everyday" sense of style that might be spotted in any metropolitan or provincial setting; most likely to be associated with prevailing "shop window" fashions. In 2004 the Observer wrote of the singer Dido that "she drifts on stage dressed in high-street chic: faded denim and a tracksuit top, which she slips off to reveal a pink camisole vest".[18] Samantha Cameron, wife of British Conservative Party leader and future Prime Minister David Cameron was described in 2006 as "spurn[ing] the designers ... for high street chic".[19]
Hippie chic
- Also known as Art-school chic and Talitha Getty chic
Broadly similar to
Marzahn chic
- Also known as Lichtenberg chic
Refers to the clothing style seen in some eastern and northern parts of Germany. It is composed of sweatpants or tracksuits, baseball caps and running shoes, commonly in bright colors like neon pink or yellow. The name originates from the locality
Military chic
- Also known as Soldier chic
Adoption of
Nazi chic
Nazi chic is the incorporation of Nazi style clothing and culture, often used for shock value, as a form of rebellion against the status quo, although it is sometimes accompanied by a genuine sympathy for or adherence to the ideology of National Socialism.
Northern chic
Occasionally applied retrospectively
Parisian chic
- Also known as Bon chic bon genre
Frequently applied to anything stylish connected with the French capital Paris or to the style of French celebrities (e.g. actress Charlotte Gainsbourg[24] or others living in Paris, such as the English actress Kristin Scott Thomas[25]). Variants included "Left Bank" or "Right Bank" chic (or even "Left Bank chic versus Right Bank polish").[26] Gainsbourg's mother, the British-born actress Jane Birkin, remarked that she would choose "English eccentricity over Parisian chic every time", adding, "chic you can learn - it's just a form of grooming".[27]
The term bon chic bon genre or
Porn chic
"Porn chic" was first applied to films such as Deep Throat (1972) and Emmanuelle (1974) which were commercially successful and thus tended to bring "soft" pornography into the mainstream. Subsequently, it has been used to refer more generally to pornography in popular culture.
Prairie chic
Flat caps and floral dresses or aprons over jeans.[29]
Radical chic
- Also known as Terrorist chic
First coined by journalist
.Rock-girl chic
"Rock-girl chic" has meant different things during differing periods of music and fashion, but was often associated with a hippie image and was similar enough as a phrase to the slightly patronising "rock chick" to convey a sense of being a "groupie". This and similar terms, such as "boho-rock" (2006), were often applied to model Kate Moss, about whom Rebecca Ley from Times Online wrote that "Kate veers effortlessly between rock-girl chic and dripping-in-diamonds elegance".[30] Moss's relationship in 2005–7 with Pete Doherty of the group Babyshambles tended to emphasise the tag.
Rural chic
Applied by the Sunday Times to a fashion collection designed and modelled by Savannah Miller, Cotswold-based sister of actress and 2000s (decade) "boho-queen" Sienna Miller, for the Hong Kong based label, Shanghai Tang.[31]
Shabby chic
The deliberate use of worn and shabby materials in interior design or fashion. The effect of limewashing timber-framed buildings has been described as "shabby chic".[32]
Soldier chic
- See Military chic
Talitha Getty
- See Hippie chic
Terrorist chic
- See Radical chic
Tropical Chic
Tropical and Beach themed home accents that are influenced by island styles and tropical designs. Tropical Chic style includes modern appointments, yet casual island style living.[33]
Wilderness chic
Fashion trend inspired by clothing typical of
References
- ^ Times Magazine, 22 July 2006
- ^ a b Style, 18 June 2006
- ^ Luscombe, Richard (4 January 2004). "US girls949401 embrace gay passion fashion". The Observer. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013.
- ^ The Times Magazine, 26 June 2005
- ^ Susie Dent (2004) Larpers and Shroomers
- ^ a b Your M&S, Spring 2007
- ^ Metro, 29 August 2006
- ^ Metro, 31 August 2006
- ^ See Oxford Dictionary of New Words, 1991
- ^ Jacoby, Jeff (30 April 2006). "Communist chic". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Hoisting a few to the ghost of Stalin". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- SBS News. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ Colville-Andersen, Mikael (14 April 2008). "Cycle Chic Manifesto". Copenhagen Cycle Chic. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011.
- ^ "World Environment News - A model displays an outfit during the EcoChic Shanghai fashion show". Planet Ark. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Dent (2003) The Language Report
- ^ The Times Knowledge, 3 June 2006
- ^ Country Life, 23 November 2006
- ^ Observer, 1 August 2004
- ^ London Lite, 2 October 2006
- ^ Sunday Times Style, 1 May 2005
- ^ Guardian, 24 June 2005
- ^ Ken Kessler, The Times, 17 June 2006
- ^ For example, The 60s: the Beatles' Decade, UKtv 2006
- ^ London Evening Standard magazine, 15 September 2006
- ^ See, e.g., The Times Guide to Paris Style & Fashion, October 2006
- ^ The Times Guide to Paris Style & Fashion, October 2006
- ^ Sunday Times Style, 22 October 2006
- ^ Carola Long in The Times Guide to Paris Style & Fashion, October 2006
- ^ For example, The Daily Telegraph, 16 July 2003
- ^ Ley, Rebecca (15 July 2006). "Mother's day". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ^ Sunday Times Style, 20 August 2006
- ^ James Boutwood, letter, Country Life, 19 October 2006
- ^ Tropical Chic Style, Home Decorating News, 2 October 2008