Nice
Nice adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Usage example: had nice manners
Tacky
Tacky adjective - Marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste.
Both words in one sentence
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Some of the suits were actually pretty nice, but a few were seen as tacky by the designers, who didn't know how they'd make anything good out of them.
Source: Impossibly Tacky Clothes -
Nice Hat: There would be a lot of these in the Capitol, but they are deliberately pushed into Impossibly Tacky Clothes territory instead.
Source: Film / The Hunger Games - The Men in Black: Cashdollar and his men fit the trope, but they're not Badass in a Nice Suit, they wear thick sweaters, occasionally with a tacky penguin motif.
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