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Smart vs elegant Talking about clothes, when is better to use smart and when elegant? Thank you very much.
2020년 1월 19일 오전 10:06
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First point: the English word 'elegant' is not always equivalent to the Spanish 'elegante'. When talking about clothes, 'smart' is the opposite of 'casual'. A man dressed casually might be wearing jeans and t-shirt; a man dressed smartly would be wearing a suit, a tie, and a shirt with a collar. Smart clothes ( British English) are the type of clothes you might wear for work. If you need to dress smartly for your job, you might wear a tailored skirt or trousers with a nice blouse and jacket. These clothes are smart, but they are not necessarily elegant. Elegant is something else: it suggests class, refinement, and stylishness. For someone to look elegant, they need more than smart clothes. An elegant person is likely to be tall and slim; they are also likely to have good posture and poise. Here's an example of 'elegant': https://pleasurephotoroom.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/fashion-photo-john-french-50s/
2020년 1월 19일
Thank you for your answer.
2020년 1월 19일
We can use "smart" to describe office clothes and business attire, "elegant" can be used to describe things like ball gowns, evening wear like a dinner suit or tuxedo or extraordinary designer clothes.
2020년 1월 19일
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