sartorial

Definition

Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "His sartorial rebellions were slight: he wore jeans, for example, when giving tutorials."
• "Suits are full of joy. They are the sartorial equivalent of a baby’s smile."
• "The occasion, back then, was his decision to wear a hoodie with a suit jacket while on the air, which proved such an unexpected sartorial choice for an anchorman that it went viral, creating its own mini-news cycle."