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Bri can’t find her black evening dress, which brings her to tears.
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
The Versace dress Lively wore, a one-shoulder evening dress crafted in georgette with all-over embroidery and shades of pastels, is a nice complement to Lively’s method dressing on the current press tour for the film.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
Her black tulle evening dress was embroidered with an impressionist landscape of micro-florals.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 July 2024
In the next scene, Daniela, still in her black evening dress, is showing the ampule to Ryan — making his first appearance in several episodes — and asking him to analyze its contents to find out what the hell her husband has been shooting up.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 5 June 2024
On board, elegance prevails, with a formal evening dress code reflecting Cunard’s sense of occasion.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
Clad in a warrior-like evening dress overlaid with chain mail-like accents, James lit up the room.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 12 May 2024
His wife, Ginger, in a sequinned evening dress, sang the national anthem with unusual facility.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Details from a 1921 evening dress made by Callot Soeurs.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
The Versace dress Lively wore, a one-shoulder evening dress crafted in georgette with all-over embroidery and shades of pastels, is a nice complement to Lively’s method dressing on the current press tour for the film.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
Her black tulle evening dress was embroidered with an impressionist landscape of micro-florals.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 July 2024
In the next scene, Daniela, still in her black evening dress, is showing the ampule to Ryan — making his first appearance in several episodes — and asking him to analyze its contents to find out what the hell her husband has been shooting up.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 5 June 2024
On board, elegance prevails, with a formal evening dress code reflecting Cunard’s sense of occasion.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
Clad in a warrior-like evening dress overlaid with chain mail-like accents, James lit up the room.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 12 May 2024
His wife, Ginger, in a sequinned evening dress, sang the national anthem with unusual facility.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Details from a 1921 evening dress made by Callot Soeurs.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Evening dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20dress. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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