I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.
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Stylists competed for dresses; stars were more likely to wear looks straight off the runway; and a surprising number of actresses still bought their own gowns — and were even proud of it.—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 For the Paris premiere of Wonka, Chalamet wore a shimmering Tom Ford top straight off the spring/summer 2024 womenswear runway.—Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 That’s a 90s rock playlist that could have come straight off a mix CD, deployed as psychological warfare in a basketball arena.—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026 This evening in Paris, Connor Storrie arrived at the latest Saint Laurent fashion show wearing a look straight off last season’s men’s runway—a sharp-shouldered suit with his tie tucked into the packet of his shirt.—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for straight off