bustier
noun
bus·tier
ˌbü-stē-ˈā 
ˌbə-,
-ˈtyā
: a tight-fitting often strapless top worn as a brassiere or outer garment
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Pinned to the wall behind Minter was a photo printout from one of her other shoots, with the musician Lizzo, who wears a black bustier and points the lens of her cell-phone camera back at the viewer.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
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Blair recently attended Vanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty on March 10, wearing a coral pink Sebastian Gunawan corset ball gown with a center cutout revealing the bow-like bustier.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
In another episode, Mr. David casts a cool eye on Paula, an escort who is turned out in the standard trappings of her trade: a bustier, a tiny skirt and fishnet hose.
—Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The business-formal pants with the bustier top are giving office siren, but the snakeskin and the oversized accessories are 100% Sopranos.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
Donning a bustier covered up with a feathered bathrobe, Carey later sang a medley of songs while perched on a couch in the middle of the stage.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Hudson, who performed a rousing tribute to Icon Award honoree Cher, sported a sparkly semi-sheer bustier paired with a black fringe leather jacket.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
That offbeat spirit is also on display in what seems to be the hotel’s unofficial mascot, a large-eared deer wearing a fedora, bustier and pearls, a scarf over one elbow and a luxury handbag over the others.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In pleather pants and a bustier corset top, Harlow truly could pass for her mother's twin, or maybe a mix of Nicole and her sister Sofia Richie Grainge.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
See All the Glamorous Looks from Last Night's Super-Starry Fashion Trust Awards in L.A.
Blair recently attended Vanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty on March 10, wearing a coral pink Sebastian Gunawan corset ball gown with a center cutout revealing the bow-like bustier.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
In another episode, Mr. David casts a cool eye on Paula, an escort who is turned out in the standard trappings of her trade: a bustier, a tiny skirt and fishnet hose.
—Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The business-formal pants with the bustier top are giving office siren, but the snakeskin and the oversized accessories are 100% Sopranos.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
Donning a bustier covered up with a feathered bathrobe, Carey later sang a medley of songs while perched on a couch in the middle of the stage.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Hudson, who performed a rousing tribute to Icon Award honoree Cher, sported a sparkly semi-sheer bustier paired with a black fringe leather jacket.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
That offbeat spirit is also on display in what seems to be the hotel’s unofficial mascot, a large-eared deer wearing a fedora, bustier and pearls, a scarf over one elbow and a luxury handbag over the others.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In pleather pants and a bustier corset top, Harlow truly could pass for her mother's twin, or maybe a mix of Nicole and her sister Sofia Richie Grainge.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Bustier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bustier. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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