kimono

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Recent Examples of kimono As expected from the brand, beds and towels are luxuriously plush, and cushy robes and in-room kimonos are de rigueur here. Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024 Driven by a fascination with the traditional Japanese kimono, the brand explores the creative possibilities of upcycling kimonos into modern Western-style clothing. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 His inspirations for that season at the former house were, by turns, ’30s silhouettes, antique kimonos, and the undead, which translated into a series of obi jackets, crucifix necklaces, and lace-up sandals on the runway. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024 The collection included elements from the past that seem futuristic, including a weave inspired by the wood print of a Japanese fireman’s jacket, and a miniature dot pattern that winks to 15h-century kimonos but reads as constellations in the night sky. Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kimono 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kimono
Noun
  • These sneakers are versatile enough to wear with jeans and a T-shirt, a sundress, or even on a casual day at work.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
  • But that doesn't mean that all our cute pants have to go into hibernation along with our sundresses.
    Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Amazon has all sorts of one-piece styles to choose from—including dreamy, detailed teddies and lace babydoll chemises, as well as plunging bodysuits with bold mesh cut-outs.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Not long afterward, Gaye took their teenage daughter to Victoria’s Secret in search of a silk chemise.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Heavenly aromas of ripe black fruits, pencil lead, mocha, and cigar box draw you in to the glass for ethereal flavors of cassis and black raspberry enveloped in a sheath of velvety tannins.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Miranda, however, wears a sheath of strident red skin-tight sequins, with a crimson damask coat arranged just so over her shoulders.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • For the Los Angeles premiere of Family Switch in November 2023, Garner kept on theme with the festive season colors, wearing a red minidress with an asymmetrical layered hem.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Halsey wore a pink latex minidress with white knee socks and pointy-toe black pumps, while her fiancé Avan Jogia wore a leather harness.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The first display greeting viewers showcases three shirtwaists embroidered with the names of three women who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Eight days after Hathaway wore her shirtdress, Gap made a version of it available for $158.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Yesterday, on a particularly brisk day in New York, Holmes paired the bag with a black reversible faux fur coat from Stand Studio worn over a long white shirtdress, a black turtleneck, and black leather boots.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In a second Instagram post from the event, Jennifer Lopez is pictured with musician Sia, who wears a brightly colored and chaotically patterned muumuu with equally vibrant sneakers and a voluminous floral headdress.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Her least guarded, and seemingly unscripted, social media moments were those posts from Obama’s maskless bacchanal, of her dancing with the birthday boy in a flowery muumuu, which were deleted after right-wing media outlets and Twitter narcs dubbed the party a superspreader event.
    Meaghan Garvey, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • Sometimes it’s called a housedress.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • My answer: the housedress.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 9 June 2020

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