Many of its stations look as though they were built for the tsars, clad in precious marble and adorned with mosaics, crystal chandeliers, sculptures, and gilded moldings.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2026
So, like many of the girls my age, my bedroom walls were adorned with posters of Britney Spears, the Pussycat Dolls, and the Spice Girls.
Falling over the shoulders of Princess Charlene, the neckline was completely embellished with beadwork in the same shade of black for a monochrome finish.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2026
Along either side of the split, the gown was embellished with the same silver grommets, reminiscent of a corset, and laced together with a single, thin string.
Nude illusion looks — often ornamented with glitter, feathers, and other Mackie motifs — became a staple look for the designer.
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Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2026
Their lives were recorded in the form of hagiographies, stories of the saints, often ornamented with folkloric motifs, focusing on marvelous adventures and miraculous doings.
At Old City haunts like Sazerac Bar, the beloved trio of whiskey, bitters, and sugars is still fervently poured into an Herbsaint tinged old-fashioned glass and garnished with a lemon peel.
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