.chic

Is .chic a real TLD? Who’s applying to run it?

Culture
applicants
  • Phoenix Domain PartnersAnnounced
on the record since Aug 17, 2026 · updated Aug 17, 2026
AI score
27/ 100
Vanity and narrow

A stylish word for fashion and lifestyle sites, but few serious brands would make it their main web address.

assessed by claude-fable-5 · Aug 17, 2026
AI score 27 of 100. .com scores 96, .ai scores 84.
who it’s for

fashion boutiques, beauty and lifestyle creators, and style-focused e-commerce shops wanting an evocative secondary address or campaign domain

CultureCommerceBrand
applicants
1 on file
Phoenix Domain PartnersAnnounced
Aug 17, 2026

One of 13 strings Phoenix Domain Partners published as applied-and-paid in the ICANN 2026 round, reported by Domain Name Wire on 2026-08-17.

closest 2012 bets
3 of 1,408

The 2012 applications making the most similar bet. Chosen by AI from every string in that round, without being told what happened to any of them.

.luxestrong parallel
delegated 2014 · live

Same bet almost exactly: a short French-derived aspirational aesthetic adjective a boutique or salon claims about itself rather than a category it belongs to, monetized as a premium vanity descriptor rather than a volume registry.

uncontested · scored 35* in 2012 · run by Minds + Machines Group Limited

.stylestrong parallel
delegated 2015 · live

Same job and same buyer, a fashion/aesthetic quality word sold to apparel, beauty and interiors businesses as self-description, working only if registrants will define themselves by a vibe instead of by what they sell.

5 applicants contested it · scored 45* in 2012 · run by Binky Moon, LLC

.sexymoderate
delegated 2013 · live

Also a bare desirability adjective the registrant asserts about itself with connotation carrying the whole sale, though its edgier register recruits nightlife and adult-adjacent buyers rather than chic's boutique-fashion crowd.

uncontested · scored 32* in 2012 · run by Uniregistry, Corp.

* A separate 2012-only read, time-locked to what was public that year. Different scale from this page’s score — the two are not comparable.

history
  1. Phoenix Domain Partners · first recordedAug 17, 2026
    Domain Name Wire
news & sources
NewsTLD application disclosures: Suffix, Phoenix Domain Partners
Aug 17, 2026
Phoenix Domain Partners published 13 strings for which it says it has applied and paid the application fees.
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