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Recent Examples of shirtwaist
Ballet flats, separates, the shirtwaist dress, spaghetti straps on evening gowns, strapless swimsuits and athletic-friendly designs were among her creations.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
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
One day in March of 1911—the same month as the infamous Triangle shirtwaist factory fire in New York City that trapped and killed 146 workers—a woman named Alice Hamilton arrived at the Sangamon Street works, a lead-smelting plant on Chicago’s East Side, and asked to take a look around.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Four other structures, including a two-story shirtwaist home built in 1916, exist on the block.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
The workshop produced shirtwaists, Edwardian-style women’s blouses that were, by then, going out of style.
—Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The first display greeting viewers showcases three shirtwaists embroidered with the names of three women who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2023
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
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
One day in March of 1911—the same month as the infamous Triangle shirtwaist factory fire in New York City that trapped and killed 146 workers—a woman named Alice Hamilton arrived at the Sangamon Street works, a lead-smelting plant on Chicago’s East Side, and asked to take a look around.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Four other structures, including a two-story shirtwaist home built in 1916, exist on the block.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
The workshop produced shirtwaists, Edwardian-style women’s blouses that were, by then, going out of style.
—Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The first display greeting viewers showcases three shirtwaists embroidered with the names of three women who perished in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shirtwaist
Noun
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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
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Spring/Summer 2023 collection was sunny, optimistic, and breezy—no doubt lead by its hero piece, the signature nightgown, a misnomer for the flowy, bohemian housedress that put the brand on the map.—
Lauren Caruso,
Harper's BAZAAR,
12 Aug. 2022
Noun
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Community members, many dressed for the occasion in kimonos and other Japanese attire, gathered to enjoy games, music, performances, and a sampling of Japanese food, beer and sake.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Another centuries-old Japanese institution is Ginza Mitsukoshi, a department store that originally focused on kimonos but now sells luxury goods from all over the world.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Thousands have gathered not in grief, but in unity—dressed in red, white, and blue, with MAGA hats, sundresses, and a palpable sense of purpose.—
Amanda Castro
Mandy Taheri
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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After a summer of slipping on cheerful sundresses and breezy linen pants, the weather is starting to cool down.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the late 18th century, French artist Elizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun painted a portrait of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, wearing a sloping straw hat and chemise dress — a typical undergarment for women at the time.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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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
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Enlarge / Vintage illustration of medieval women wearing kirtles.—
Diana Gitig,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2023
Noun
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In the snap, Haack could be seen wearing a black tank top and black skirt, posing with her arm around Taylor, who wore a pink minidress.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Christian urges Ethan to change the look into a minidress, but Jesus encourages Ethan to paint the white fabric and make his own pattern, and Ethan ends up taking Jesus’s advice over Christian’s!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Smith paired the shoes with a navy shirtdress styled in undone menswear mode.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tory Burch’s shirtdress makes a statement for work and an after-hours event, while Tove and Simkhai’s are perfect for a wedding.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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Kohberger bought a Ka-Bar brand knife and Ka-Bar leather knife sheath on Amazon in March 2022, according to prosecutors.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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His models could have been downloaded from Zelda, with cargo pants that held axes and sword sheaths remade in fabric.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shirtwaist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shirtwaist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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