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Sartorial definition

sär-tôrē-əl
Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing.

Sartorial elegance.

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The definition of sartorial relates to clothing, or tailored fashion.

When someone dresses in high fashion clothing, this is an example of a situation where sartorial fashion would be used to describe their style of dress.

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Of tailors or their work.
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(not comparable) Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
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Of or relating to the quality of dress.

In his smart suit Jacob was by far the most sartorial of our party.

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Of clothing or dress, esp. men's.
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(anatomy) Of or relating to the sartorius muscle.
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Origin of sartorial

  • From Late Latin sartor tailor sartorius

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin sartorius (“pertaining to a tailor"), from Late Latin sartor (“tailor"), from Latin sarcire (“to patch, mend").

    From Wiktionary

Sartorial Sentence Examples

  • This one wasn't just pretty; she was downright gorgeous and carried herself with a sartorial elegance.

  • The rule of thumb used by most sartorial experts is a man's socks should always match his trouser color.

  • When a client is choosing fabrics, we offer advice based on what we know about the customer and his sartorial needs.

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