bon ton
noun
(ˌ)bän-ˈtän 
ˈbän-ˌtän
1
a
: fashionable manner or style
b
: the fashionable or proper thing
2
: high society
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The costumes with wired lampshade tunics that Poiret created in 1913 for a play called The Minaret, crossed over the footlights and were adopted by the bon ton.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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“Bon ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bon%20ton. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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