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Our colleague Naomi Elizée opted to dress up a tank with a leather Prada skirt, while Paloma Elsesser chose a pair to pair her tee with a sportif ankle-grazing skirt and fiery red and yellow Nike Air Bakin sneakers.—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 Customers can shop the sportif collection from locker room to bench press in true technical fashion.—Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Oct. 2014
Word History
Etymology
French, sporting, of sports, from sport sport, from English
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