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The brand recently dipped into pants—or, rather, pantaloons—dressing Anya Taylor-Joy and Keira Knightley in lace and velvet trousers.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
With awards season in full swing, stars have been reaching for fresh off the runway looks, custom gowns, and archival gems: see Anya Taylor-Joy in the hottest Chloé pantaloons, Elle Fanning’s Prada moments, and Olivia Rodrigo in archive Mugler.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the victim near the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly before making off with his AirPods and sneakers.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
What was once avant-garde (the pantaloon, the stirrup, the male stocking, the chubby old manager inexplicably kitting up in full uniform) has become passé.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Several said the Duggars’ TLC show reminded them of their own strict upbringings, especially depictions of the docile, obedient Duggar children in their pilgrim collars and pantaloons.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Black women painted with dramatic makeup wear pantaloons and lacy corsets to create editorial tableaux reminiscent of a Beyoncé visual album.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
His costume consisted of a white blouse with blue pleated sleeves, a brown vest, dark blue pantaloons, a blue cape, a fencing foil and fake brown boots.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
Beginning in the 1790s, U.S. officials spread throughout eastern North America and pressured the continent’s longtime residents to change their ways: to wear pantaloons, use plows, pray to Jesus.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
With awards season in full swing, stars have been reaching for fresh off the runway looks, custom gowns, and archival gems: see Anya Taylor-Joy in the hottest Chloé pantaloons, Elle Fanning’s Prada moments, and Olivia Rodrigo in archive Mugler.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the victim near the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly before making off with his AirPods and sneakers.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
What was once avant-garde (the pantaloon, the stirrup, the male stocking, the chubby old manager inexplicably kitting up in full uniform) has become passé.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Several said the Duggars’ TLC show reminded them of their own strict upbringings, especially depictions of the docile, obedient Duggar children in their pilgrim collars and pantaloons.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Black women painted with dramatic makeup wear pantaloons and lacy corsets to create editorial tableaux reminiscent of a Beyoncé visual album.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
His costume consisted of a white blouse with blue pleated sleeves, a brown vest, dark blue pantaloons, a blue cape, a fencing foil and fake brown boots.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
Beginning in the 1790s, U.S. officials spread throughout eastern North America and pressured the continent’s longtime residents to change their ways: to wear pantaloons, use plows, pray to Jesus.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
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“Pantaloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantaloon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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