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Many of her looks are self-styled which speaks to her willingness to dig deep in her wardrobe.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 June 2025 But the answer was settled when two sparsely tested right-wingers progressed to the final members-only vote, after a divided party exiled every moderate and self-styled unifier from the race.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2024 In The New Yorker article, Jennifer Wilson highlighted how these women were self-styled and often lacked the polish present in today’s world of photoshopping and filters.—
Camellia Burris,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2024 Many of the women were self-styled, donning the sultrier version of their Sunday best.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
25 June 2024 Best appreciated by fans of the self-styled and the well-meaning, Artomatic is a crowdsourced culture fair that’s been affronting art snobs for 25 years.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
5 Apr. 2024 Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his own to teach the United Kingdom a lesson.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2023