kimono

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Recent Examples of kimono Outside the Dolby Theatre, the world order was busy falling apart; inside, people in kilts and kimonos and kaffiyehs were waiting to see who’d win Best Actress. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 The flowers also appear on merchandise ranging from postcards to kimonos. Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025 The new women’s collection included double-face fabrics, a linen, and a mohair and wool fabric, while the designs were inspired by Japanese kimonos, made on a jacquard loom. Andrea Onate, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025 While entire spaces in bold colors are not traditional, Yoshida points to kimonos and historic Japanese screens as examples of color, pattern, and movement. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kimono
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kimono
Noun
  • Wear them with wide-leg trousers and a crossbody bag in Rome or toss them on with a sundress for a sidewalk café lunch in Paris.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
  • Style it with jeans and sneakers for a day of running errands, or dress it up with a sundress and sandals for dressier occasions.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Now, analysis of the covers reveals the distant lands — and animals — where the chemises originate.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But unlike other medieval libraries, the Clairvaux Romanesque manuscripts have an additional second cover, called a chemise, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
  • The case is likely to hinge on DNA evidence from a knife sheath, under a victim’s fingernails and in bloodstains.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The brand also quickly sold out of the faux leather trench, minidress and Moto gloves.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • Nash conveyed that metallic outfits are here to stay, pairing her gold Christian Louboutin pumps with a matching Andrew GN minidress.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
    Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The crisp white shirtdress has a drawstring waistband that ties into a cute bow.
    Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 9 June 2025
  • Hathaway’s shirtdress moment was curated by Zac Posen, who was named the creative director of Gap and chief creative officer of Old Navy last year.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Brando acted with an ice-bucket on his head, imitated the Queen of England in his line readings and performed bongos at the wrap party while wearing a muumuu.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The singer hosted the European Music Awards in everything from a hair-raising strapless strapless dress to a sheer hooded muumuu and Kiki boots.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These styles—like the retro housedress—are from another era of fashion that’s catching up as a trend today, so we’re thrilled to see that this cozy, refined staple of mid-century sleepwear is having a little renaissance.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The movie’s male lead Dustin Milligan first appears in a mechanic’s jumpsuit, a style that was appropriated decades ago by the American designer Anne Fogarty, who borrowed from the uniform for a housedress in her own collection after being inspired by a gas station attendant.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Kimono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kimono. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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