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Recent Examples of capeletHer third dress of the night was extra special, as her sister, Natali Germanotta, made the teal crepe back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet for her.—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 To up the regalness of the ensemble, Halim designed a matching capelet that was also pleated, with a train that drug the floor behind the star.—Mikelle Street, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 Zoë Saldana Zoë Saldana wears a black Michael Kors Collection skirt with a chainmail capelet created by Cartier and Tyler Ellis clutch.—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023 Kate wore a Jenny Packham capelet gown covered in gold sequins.—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for capelet
Acra described it as a fresh take on her beloved caftans, pointing out the looped draping technique that forms a billowy cape at the back.
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Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
Charlene donned a white dress underneath a matching coat, along with a mantilla, a lace veil that is traditionally worn by women in the Catholic Church.
This year was the dress’s second year on the carpet—this time around, Gardner added a larger-than-life cowl.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
In a photo shared in her People cover story, which was shot by photographer Ruven Afanador, Shakira could be seen lounging on a brocade-upholstered chaise while modeling a nude cowl neck slip dress made out of nothing but mesh.
The do-gooding cowboy, who helps out other toys on the regular, returns in the latest film to see his old friends wearing his signature hat and a new poncho.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
If you’re headed to any outdoor festivities, bring a poncho.
The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
Marmosets and capuchins were also frequently advertised.
The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
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Jonny Bierman,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
Watching a documentary about mantas, reef sharks, or this area is one thing.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026