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While on a date night with her husband, Bugonia nominee Jesse Plemmons, Kirsten Dunst wore a green Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann open-back evening dress with crystal chain embroidery along the neckline and Kwiat jewelry.
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Fashion notes: Suzy Parker’s black evening dress of matte jersey, by Ceil Chapman.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Gerber turned to Dries Van Noten, wearing a silk evening dress from the fall 2025 collection.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Miss Manners herself once managed one carry-on bag to the Wagner festival at Bayreuth — encompassing 10 formal evenings — with one evening dress and a different look every night.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Fashion notes: Suzy Parker’s black evening dress of matte jersey, by Ceil Chapman.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Gerber turned to Dries Van Noten, wearing a silk evening dress from the fall 2025 collection.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Miss Manners herself once managed one carry-on bag to the Wagner festival at Bayreuth — encompassing 10 formal evenings — with one evening dress and a different look every night.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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“Evening dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20dress. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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