grosgrain
noun
gros·grain
ˈgrō-ˌgrān 
: a strong close-woven corded fabric usually of silk or rayon and often with cotton filler compare grogram
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Silky single-layer fabric, along with delicate grosgrain straps add a fashionable touch to this workhorse accessory.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Her outfit stayed inside Browne’s gray suit vocabulary, layering a glen-check blazer with strong shoulders layered over a matching waist panel and pleated detail at the hip, finished with the brand’s red-white-blue grosgrain tab at the hem.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
But most of the Dead Poets aura came from the flocks of fashion fans and influencers posing along the path, all clad in Browne's immediately recognizable spins on pleated skirts (for all genders), shorted suits, and grosgrain stripes.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Williams, 24, wore a white peak-lapel dinner jacket trimmed in grosgrain, paired with a white silk evening shirt, black evening trousers and a white grosgrain cummerbund, all by Giorgio Armani.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Her outfit stayed inside Browne’s gray suit vocabulary, layering a glen-check blazer with strong shoulders layered over a matching waist panel and pleated detail at the hip, finished with the brand’s red-white-blue grosgrain tab at the hem.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
But most of the Dead Poets aura came from the flocks of fashion fans and influencers posing along the path, all clad in Browne's immediately recognizable spins on pleated skirts (for all genders), shorted suits, and grosgrain stripes.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Williams, 24, wore a white peak-lapel dinner jacket trimmed in grosgrain, paired with a white silk evening shirt, black evening trousers and a white grosgrain cummerbund, all by Giorgio Armani.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Grosgrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grosgrain. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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