Meaning of matchy-matchy | Babel Free

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Of clothes or upholstery: excessively color-coordinated.

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“We are dressing for a dinner party, I in a black skirt with a porthole over which I have⟳ dropped an empire-waisted blue schmatte. Schmatte, along with "merch" for merchandise and "matchy-matchy," as in "That sweater and skirt are too matchy-matchy," is among the words I have⟳ picked up at Mlle [Madamoiselle].”

“"Shall we do it matchy-matchy?" Laura asks, holding up a teal top with teal flowered Bermuda shorts. / "Sooner or later, matching is going to be the new non-matching," Rodney states proudly.”

“Matchy-Matchy is no longer considered the height of chic. This was a throwback from the 1950's when women seemed to enjoy⟳ matching everything, shoes, bags, belts, lipstick, toilet paper, tissues, etc. Now it simply looks time consuming and complicated. Part of looking effortlessly chic is having the ability to look⟳ good but not matchy-matchy perfect. Matchy-matchy has been out for ages in the style world.”

“I used to really like⟳ matchy-matchy everything. If I liked he chair, then I wanted the sofa, end⟳ table, coffee table, and settee to match⟳ it. I remember⟳ hearing that matchy-matchy was bad because then your house would look⟳ like⟳ a catalog photo for a furniture store. […] Then as I got older, I finally agreed with that sentiment. Catalog rooms look⟳ nice, but they don't look⟳ like⟳ someone lives there. They don't have⟳ a soul.”

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