A style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern. [from 1990s]
1999 September, Linda Marx, “The view from the porch of Fred and Kathy Arnold's new pine log home is one of splendid isolation”, in Log Home Design ideas, volume 6, number 4, page 75:
The loft is made completely of pine with matching wood furniture. Kathy likes purple, blue and pink, so she outfitted her day bed in the new “Granny chic” that is popular with today's log home owners.
2011 May 28, “Olsen twins explain their 'granny chic' style”, in RTÉ.ie[1], archived from the original on 2024-05-10:
The Olsen twins hold the paps responsible for their 'granny chic' style
2017 February, Maria Mackinney-Valentin, Fashioning Identity: Status Ambivalence in Contemporary Fashion, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 39:
The argument for this approach to granny chic is that style advances with age and therefore older women may offer inspiration to younger women. In this sense, older women become fashion forward in their own right while also entering into status representation through a logic of wrong.
2024 February 1, Ellen Coughlan, “Princess Beatrice pulls off granny chic in grey sweater vest and loafers as she attends Poppy Delevingne's Valentine's lunch in Chelsea”, in Daily Mail[2], archived from the original on 2024-05-10:
Princess Beatrice was the epitome of smart casual chic as she attended Poppy Delevingne's Della Vite Valentine's lunch on Thursday. Beatrice, 35, pulled off the granny chic aesthetic as she donned a grey sweater vest over a white shirt for the swanky lunch at The Ivy Chelsea Garden.
