How to Use taffeta in a Sentence

taffeta

noun

• Then there are the large taffeta hair bows, shaped from boning wire.
  — Monica Kim, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2019
• Girls in silk, taffeta and tulle tottered in sky-high heels.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2018
• Pair this taffeta Akris with a stunning pair of stilettos and twirl the night away.
  — Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 21 May 2022
• Save for the small section of mesh on the ceiling, the tent body is mostly polyester taffeta.
  — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021
• Clothes that make a faint rustling sound, like taffeta, can make a person feel elegant9.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 22 July 2022
• The mood is the rustle of taffeta, Fragonard color, the glint of bronze doré.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Mar. 2021
• Attached at the piece’s hip was a large floor-length taffeta bow, also in black.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2023
• In one early work, Patina wore blue taffeta and hung from a cage in a gallery for hours at a time.
  — New York Times, 3 July 2022
• Many matched their masks to their outfits, while others piled on the prints or took taffeta for a spin on the sidewalk.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2020
• What about a hip sash, a bolero jacket or an enormous taffeta bow?
  — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
• Plus, the nylon taffeta lining throughout the Rave is silky smooth.
  — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 29 Dec. 2019
• Lowe and her assistants spent two months cutting and sewing the ornate folds of the gown out of more than 50 yards of silk taffeta.
  — Gillian Brockell, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• The monarch is only shown briefly in her cerulean belted dress, which featured a lace bodice and taffeta full skirt.
  — Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
• And then… Kylie Jenner closed the show in an enormous bouffant gown cut from black taffeta.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
• No florid swirls of taffeta, music and banquet spreads that a lot quinceañeras have become.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
• There’s no better dress to give a hug in, a crush of taffeta between you both, wrinkling and creasing.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021
• An amethyst taffeta tunic was topped by an aquamarine band at the chest and cut through by wet-suit zips.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2022
• The mother of four wore a taffeta cape designed with a long train, which was tied at the waist and draped over a black DNA lingerie bodysuit.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• Sound, such as the rustling of taffeta or the clacking of paillettes (or those wings), will also be involved, as will X-rays and video.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• Loewe dress in taffeta and tulle, price upon request; loewe.com.
  — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2021
• And not just the flat ballet shoes that Giambattista Valli paired with his taffeta and lace ball gowns.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 July 2023
• At Valentino: washed taffeta in chocolate, violet and bright green on her; the same on him.
  — New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021
• Less obvious: tiers of taffeta plus two-tone Bass loafers.
  — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• Gone so suddenly were the florals and taffeta and tulle, and here were the piercings and tattoos and, well, not much fabric at all.
  — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 7 May 2024
• It was built out of antique Brussels lace — along with silk, taffeta and tulle — and embellished with pearls.
  — Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
• There’s another gown from the same year, designed by the House of Worth, that was treated with metallic salts to stiffen the taffeta.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
• Among the top lots from Westwood’s personal wardrobe was a corset gown of taupe silk taffeta from the Dressed to Scale Collection from fall 1998.
  — Samantha Conti, WWD, 25 June 2024
• Ayesha, in a strapless white taffeta dress and a veil that seemed like curtains draped from her halo, came into view.
  — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2017
• Sargent loved color, satin, and silk, too, and favored crisp, rustling taffeta.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
• And rather than heavy taffetas and floral brocades, opt for breezy linen or cotton styles in floral prints.
  — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024