: of or suggesting long-term human habitation or use
a comfortable lived-in room
also
: showing the effects of age or experience
a lived-in voice
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Drawstring jeans look like classic denim, but feel just as soft and lived-in as your favorite sweatpants.
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Style them with a comfortable long-sleeve shirt or your best lived-in hoodie, or create your own loungewear set by adding Spanx’s matching Half Zip, Turtleneck, or Crewneck Tunic.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
Collectively, the show imagines a Westeros that’s never felt more lived-in, and that intimacy carries over to the performances.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Texture plays a starring role, adding dimension through materials that feel tactile and lived-in.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
Today’s trend is about creating lived-in, functional spaces—not chasing perfection or minimalism.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
Instead of music, guests heard radio broadcasts and chatter, as the goal was to make Black Spire Outpost feel rugged and lived-in.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Rather than finishing denim on a flat bench and relying on aggressive abrasion or artificial distressing, the process creates three-dimensional wear mapping that feels intuitive, lived-in, and personal to the wearer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
This shift reflects a new era of hospitality as curation, where hoteliers act as tastemakers, and every touchpoint is an invitation to discover design pieces in their most natural, lived-in context.
—Stephanie Gavan, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Style them with a comfortable long-sleeve shirt or your best lived-in hoodie, or create your own loungewear set by adding Spanx’s matching Half Zip, Turtleneck, or Crewneck Tunic.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
Collectively, the show imagines a Westeros that’s never felt more lived-in, and that intimacy carries over to the performances.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Texture plays a starring role, adding dimension through materials that feel tactile and lived-in.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
Today’s trend is about creating lived-in, functional spaces—not chasing perfection or minimalism.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
Instead of music, guests heard radio broadcasts and chatter, as the goal was to make Black Spire Outpost feel rugged and lived-in.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Rather than finishing denim on a flat bench and relying on aggressive abrasion or artificial distressing, the process creates three-dimensional wear mapping that feels intuitive, lived-in, and personal to the wearer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
This shift reflects a new era of hospitality as curation, where hoteliers act as tastemakers, and every touchpoint is an invitation to discover design pieces in their most natural, lived-in context.
—Stephanie Gavan, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Lived-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lived-in. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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