sartorial
adjective
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It's easy to uncover the root of sartorial. Just strip off the suffix -ial and you discover the Latin noun sartor, meaning "tailor" (literally, "one who patches or mends"). Sartorial splendor has been the stuff of voguish magazines for years, and even sartor itself has occasionally proven fashionable, as it did in 1843, when Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of "coats whose memory turns the sartor pale," or in the 1870 title The Sartor, or British journal of cutting, clothing, and fashion. Sartorial has been in style with English speakers since at least 1823.
Examples of sartorial in a Sentence
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Above the lounge, a mezzanine level is home to the tailoring atelier showcasing Canali’s sartorial tradition.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Sweeney and Dickson have been experimenting with more playful sartorial risks in the few months too; sailor chic via Coperni, subversive corporate attire with a pantsless suit and tie combo via Jean Paul Gaultier, and silky power suiting by Oscar de la Renta.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
For Perez, the effect has been staggering: demand is up 1,000 percent and tourists are flocking to her namesake Yayi Perez boutique to shop locally and learn about the island's sartorial heritage.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Sartorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorial. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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