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Her most recent project, which features the marching band costume from the 2009 Fearless tour and a black sequin one-piece inspired by the Reputation tour, took a combined 36-plus hours to create. — Monica Mercuri, Billboard, "Sartorial Swiftie Explains How She Recreates Taylor Swift's Outfits From Scratch," 7 June 2018 Anyone who's ever worn sequins knows how unforgiving the material can be — clearly, the light just managed to hit Berry in a way that highlighted her (enviable) curves. — Redbook, "Halle Berry Is Not Pregnant, Thank You Very Much," 5 June 2017 Draw triangle nose on head; glue sequins on head for eyes and on each point of crown. — Shelley Wolson, Woman's Day, "Fancy Faces: DIY Halloween Masks," 22 Sep. 2010 At this very moment, their stylists are busy pulling all of the fabulous feathers, frills, and sequins in honor of the evening’s fun and festive red carpet. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Confused About “Camp”? For Elle Fanning, the Met Gala Theme Is a Cinch," 5 Apr. 2019 Most of the ruby color comes from sequins but the bows of the shoes contain red glass beads. — Steve Karnowski, The Seattle Times, "Sting operation recovered Dorothy’s stolen ruby slippers," 4 Sep. 2018 On the 2019 red carpet, Emma took a risk with a daring, sharp-shoulder Louis Vuitton outfit, featuring lots and lots of copper sequins. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "Emma Stone's 2019 Oscars Dress Is Basically a Sequin-Covered Honey Comb," 25 Feb. 2019 Tonight, Kondo opted for a light pink dress, accented with sections of sequins. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Marie Kondo Is Sparking Joy on the Oscars Red Carpet," 24 Feb. 2019 For the multi-day affair, Chopra wore multiple wedding dresses, including a traditional Ralph Lauren gown covered in 2,380,000 mother of pearl sequins. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Priyanka Chopra's Custom Red Dior Wedding Gown Is Exquisite," 28 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sequin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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