Elegant vs Ritzy - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between elegant and ritzy

is that elegant is characterised by or exhibiting elegance while ritzy is elegant and luxurious.

(wikipedia elegant)

(en adjective)

Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.

an elegant solution

* classy * graceful

* elegance

(er)

elegant and luxurious

* 1997 , Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder , page 69

His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.