Word of the Day | natty

natty • \ˈna-tē\ • adjective

: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

The word natty has appeared in 41 New York Times articles in the past year, including on March 7 in “What to Expect on the Fourth Day of Paris Fashion Week” by Matthew Schneier:

Junya Watanabe is a strong, silent type. The man makes the Sphinx look chatty. So you’re as unlikely to get a preview of his collection as you are to get an explanation after.

But there are worse things that starting the morning with a mystery. Mr. Watanabe’s show leads off the day (his former boss and champion, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, follows in the afternoon). As recently as January, Mr. Watanabe was in a festive mood. His men’s show channeled the arch-exemplars of natty style, the Sapeurs, icons of well-dressed rebellion. He’s not likely to repeat the trick for women’s, but if we’re lucky, the spirit will endure.


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