Evening gowns with the leggings, gloves and shoes built in.
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Georgiou also sold evening gowns, so naturally we tried some on.
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They're not just walking around in their swimsuits and evening gowns.
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Pastel-coloured ethereal evening gowns were topped with huge colourful boas.
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Miss America is no longer about swimsuit competitions and evening gowns.
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Formal nights are for evening gowns and tuxedos; and after 6 p.m.
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He wore rave gear and nineteen-thirties evening gowns under leather jackets.
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There was also a selection of dark velvet and metallic coloured evening gowns.
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Like other beauty pageants, contestants paraded in national costumes, evening gowns and swimsuits.
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Since then, the contestants have walked the stage in eye-catching evening gowns.
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Men traditionally wear formal white tie coats with tails and women formal evening gowns.
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Chocolate was moulded into whimsical designs from evening gowns to cocktail dresses to hats.
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He has a licensing agreement for his custom-made evening gowns with Couture Designs in Sacramento.
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Quilting squares were pieced onto crisp white shirts and reworked as bias-cut chiffon evening gowns.
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The women stood in troop formation, sheathed in evening gowns or folkloric costumes or bathing suits.
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Clad in matching gold sequined evening gowns, each woman stepped up the microphone to introduce herself.
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"Most of my peers don't even know I can design dramatic evening gowns and headpieces," he explains.
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But why were there also four women in gold evening gowns serving as ushers and M.C.'s?
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Tuxedos and evening gowns were the images of Champagne, not the dirt-encrusted boots of the vigneron.
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There are swimsuits and sparkly evening gowns; contestants are thin, young and gorgeous; any camp seems unintentional.
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"Everyone would arrive to their cabanas wearing bikinis and leave for dinner in evening gowns," Kors recalls.
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James sifts through a rack of evening gowns that the stylists brought for her to choose from.
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Since the Miss America competition started in 1921, candidates have walked the stage in fabulous evening gowns.
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Also cotillion dresses in silver and emerald green and evening gowns encrusted in three-dimensional metallic blooms.
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I'm in an elevator next to people in evening gowns and tuxedos going to dinner and shows.
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As a 16-year-old girl, Debra recalls going through Tate's clothes and trying on her evening gowns.
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The rest, including elegant evening gowns and day wear, can be seen at Windsor Castle beginning in September.
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It reiterates the fact that we mean business and we're not just making evening gowns and ruffled confections.
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But she attributed her success on television to "well-groomed invisibility," aided by evening gowns with modest necklines.
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Evening gowns were ruched net columns stretched peekaboo-sheer over the rear with long, sequined sleeves for contrast.
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The Queen wore one of his silk crepe evening gowns at a banquet in honor of President Barack Obama.
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There were loose silk djellabas in Spice Road shades and evening gowns in iridescent florals, hazy as a mirage.
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They then attended a formal banquet at which men wore white tie and coats with tails and women evening gowns.
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Since her wedding, Kate has opted for McQueen pieces again and again, from evening gowns to skirt suits and coats.
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The day culminated with the opulent formal dinner, where men wear white tie coats with tails and women evening gowns.
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Once, Ms. Ellis asked Ms. Peppe, who was similar in stature to Millay, to try on her sister's evening gowns.
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And sheer crystal-spotted evening gowns with micro-bugle-beaded bra tops for — well, it wasn't entirely clear for whom.
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Since the Miss Universe pageant started in 1952, contestants have walked across the stage in glamorous evening gowns and swimsuits.
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Plus, they have a closet full of evening gowns (since it's a major part of the pageant scorecard) to choose from.
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" She was reported to have said, "I love to put on diamonds and beautiful evening gowns and make my girlfriends upset.
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Costume change The Miss America pageant spikes swimsuits, evening gowns and the whole concept of judging women by their physical appearance.
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Using basic cotton workwear, he wrapped and draped, furled and unfurled it into shapes that gestured toward D.I.Y. Parisian evening gowns.
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In that footage, Mr. Kim is seated at a table filled with food as entertainers perform in tuxedos and evening gowns.
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Contestants on "The Bachelor" are known for the glitzy evening gowns worn at every Rose Ceremony, which they have to buy themselves.
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Almost more enviable than her collection of glamorous evening gowns and glitzy party dresses — almost — is Chrissy Teigen's effortlessly chic everyday style.
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Hasibuan produced 48 different looks for Fashion Week, 38 of which were ready to wear and 10 of which were evening gowns.
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Shirtdresses and tailored shorts suits came in butter-soft leather and laser-cut lace, and evening gowns had an arty, unstructured air.
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She opted for one of the designer's more vibrant evening gowns — a $4,560 floor-length dress — to a gala dinner in 2015.
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Some might regard that — or her collection of 80 elaborate evening gowns and many more cocktail dresses and lunch looks — as overkill.
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Moncler is known for designing unique puffer coats, including coats in the style of evening gowns and floor-length jackets without sleeves.
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With its half hour episodes, queer cast members, and absolute lack of evening gowns, Netflix's Dating Around has been called the anti-Bachelor.
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Her designs graduated from knitwear to evening gowns, of which she was the first — on the haute couture level — to fasten with zippers.
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Allen clearly gave the film's costume and art departments free rein, allowing for luxe scenes peppered with tuxedos, dinner jackets, and evening gowns.
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Bergé loaned Danielle Mitterrand evening gowns for state occasions, and the president made him head of the Opéra National de Paris in 2000.
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Felicite Luwungu started making her condom line, which includes strapless evening gowns and tops, after the HIV/AIDS epidemic hit close to home.
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American fashion house Badgley Mischka, known for luxurious evening gowns, debuted a sportswear collection and home furniture during their Fall 2017 runway show.
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PARIS (Reuters) - With smart outfits and sweeping evening gowns, designers showcase their luxury creations at the Paris haute couture fashion shows this week.
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Here, you'll shop alongside smartly turned out locals for classic-veering, ready-to-wear evening gowns and a mind-blowing array of scarves.
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Crowds packed the Mall of Asia Arena as each candidate showcased her swimsuits, evening gowns and national costumes in front of the judges.
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They&aposll participate in fashion segments that showcase everything from swimsuits to evening gowns, and will also answer hard-hitting questions from judges.
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Inspired by murals and ceramics, Ilincic put artistic abstract prints on some of her designs while floaty longer evening gowns were silky and layered.
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After an array of women, all wearing evening gowns, attempted to make positive first impressions on Underwood, a contestant in costume made her entrance.
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Since her 2011 wedding, Kate has opted for pieces from the British brand again and again, from evening gowns to skirt suits and coats.
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Evening gowns were luxurious - a sparkly orange number with Medusa medallions straps or black frocks with plenty of golden embellishments and belt buckle straps.
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She got to wear intricately designed evening gowns and sport a full face of '30s-inspired makeup — what more could a girl ask for?
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It also has to stay ahead of fresh entrants like COUTURME, a new Y Combinator startup making custom evening gowns as well as wedding dresses.
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Divided into two groups, they had brief conversations with each of the contestants, who then paraded onstage, first in bathing suits, then in evening gowns.
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New overtakes old in furniture, jewelry, ironwork, bead-encrusted evening gowns and opera capes, tapestries and lacquered folding screens, silver tea services and cigarette cases.
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In 2018, Moncler sold $2,710 puffer coats that looked like evening gowns, complete with $1,500 elbow-length gloves, which are no longer available for purchase.
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The superhero appearance may feel be like a wildcard move, but it wouldn't be the first time the gang teamed up in tuxes and evening gowns.
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In 1985, Léger went on to found his own ready-to-wear label, where his specialty was fancy evening gowns that showed off the wearer's shape.
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On the first night of shooting, Chet steals Darius from set and refuses to return him unless Quinn ditches the traditional evening gowns in the premiere.
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Molinari put roses, her favourite flower, on organza tops, chiffon dresses, hot pants and pencil skirts, and as shimmering sparkles on long crystal embroidered evening gowns.
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I was in like velvet evening gowns by the time I was like 229 and Kristi Yamaguchi posters were on my wall," Van Ness, 229, says. "Oh!
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Though every sissy/femdom relationship is wildly different, the common denominator is usually the forced cross-dressing of the male submissive—anything from lingerie to evening gowns.
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Sofia Vergara also wished her "beautiful" friend a happy day by sharing an unusual photo of the pair cozying up together on a couch while wearing evening gowns.
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"The biggest hiccup of The Bachelor is the formality of the dress code because you're wearing evening gowns and you don't know how many you need," explains Nielson.
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It would seem impossible to replicate El Greco's gravity-defying, gleaming fabrics in real life, but Balenciaga manages to do just that with his shimmering, sculpted evening gowns.
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The Fosses' Manhattan apartment is a jungle of houseplants and crown moldings, and Williams's wardrobe captures Verdon's whimsical energy: She wears crop tops, leotards, bottle green evening gowns.
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The first day of the visit, Monday, culminates in a lavish state banquet at Buckingham Palace - where men wear white tie coats with tails and women evening gowns.
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This meant oversize earrings, peacock feathers, sparkly slides, tattooed fingers, faux fur and evening gowns, with an over-index of black rimmed glasses paired with long rocker hair.
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Those in turn gave way to glam-rock brocade jackets and silver-washed denim, until it culminated in a series of velvet evening gowns: pleated, jewel-toned and soignée.
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Miss America is the girl with personality, confidence, and the ability to articulate a message; the good, charitable work the organization does is overshadowed by bikinis and evening gowns.
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In another drawing, the dresses and costumes worn by the four female figures seem to be inspired by an imaginative combination of science fiction movies and high society evening gowns.
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Despite such elements, "The Bachelor" trafficked in the iconography of old-fashioned romance: the contest took place in a mansion, and there were roses and evening gowns for the women.
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The sudden pivot to no bikinis (and no evening gowns, either) seems to be a direct result of the organization's credibility as an empowering outlet for young women taking a beating.
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"I wanted each piece to have a significant part — my evening gowns, evening purses, evening shoes, day dresses, an area just for scarves, an area just for sunglasses," Ms. Huff said.
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This is not a world in which women want to spend their Sunday evening watching other women vie for a sparkly crown and scholarship money dressed in evening gowns and bathing suits.
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In addition to the many costumes he designed for Burnett's other characters, he also designed the evening gowns she'd wear in the opening to every episode, in which she'd welcome the audience.
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But beauty and fantasy sneak through, notably in a magical sequence in which women in gorgeous evening gowns (costumes are by Marion Cito) hang from trapeze rings, floating lightly through the air.
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They legitimately believe that Gracie's hookup is just a quirky lady who drinks liquified butter, orders every item on the brunch menu, and wears evening gowns with white satin gloves because she's… chic?
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There's been some rumbling this red carpet season about women taking political positions in evening gowns while still exploiting their "assets" — as The Daily Mail says — in the classic cleavage-and-curves way.
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The aesthetic and the atmosphere are deliberately Bauschian; the dowdy flower print dresses and Oscar-worthy evening gowns (Stine Sjogren), the constant smoking, the ensemble dance in a ballroom or nightclub, the eclectic music.
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While the contestants do wear swimsuits and evening gowns, it's the "National Costume" portion of the event where the women don creative, elaborate, and patriotic getups that they believe best represent their home country.
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Finally, several 18-wheeler monster trucks, shooting fire in all directions and full of models in black and diamanté-encrusted hoodies, leggings, miniskirts, bras, evening gowns and sneakers rolled up and parked in the dark.
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What to expect Miss Universe doesn't stray far from standard pageant fare -- the semifinalists will strut in swimsuits or athletic wear and, later in the show, evening gowns to demonstrate their poise and personal style.
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Cut away the backs of leather trench coats for movement; bubble-under the hems of skirts; use a print of Neptune inspired by a marble fountain figure on everything from loose sweatpants to evening gowns.
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Ever since Bey and Jay announced they were expecting twins in February with a beautiful belly-baring photo shoot, there has been no shortage of high-priced fashion getups, showing her fondness for pricey evening gowns.
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There's only Rachel (Shiri Appleby), the morally roughed up, psychologically exhausted producer of Everlasting, a Bachelor-type television show on which women line up in crappy satin evening gowns to win the hand of a suitor.
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And while Samala insists surgery isn't a requirement, there's no getting around the fact that the way a contestant looks in cocktail attire, swimwear, and evening gowns accounts for a large percentage of her overall score.
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Collars pie-crust and Peter Pan in lace and jewels framed bouclé uniform skirt suits and ballerina dresses; narrow, pleated shirtwaists swept the ankles; and evening gowns had shoulders swathed in sheer organza, glinting like stars.
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Colorful billowing evening gowns featured heavily at the end, but overall, there was an unburdened feeling to the collection, evidenced by the tiny cross-body purses — barely big enough for a phone and a credit card.
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"Women who once bought strapless dresses with a little skirt are now buying evening gowns with sleeves and high necks," said Claire Distenfeld, the owner of Fivestory, the destination boutique on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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I finished every wretched page of "The Fountainhead" in alternating states of fury and despair, and when it was finally over, I tried to leave the vague echo of Dominique, stomping around in her evening gowns, behind.
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Indeed, the whole Oscar broadcast (which managed to get along without a host this year, after some pre-game adjustments) came across as a pep rally for progress with evening gowns and tuxes instead of cheerleader uniforms.
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"We have magazine clippings from the late 290s that show Palm Beach ladies in evening gowns at a society function, and every one of them is wearing a Piaget watch with a hard stone dial," Mr. Borgeaud said.
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Ever since Beyoncé and Jay Z announced they were expecting twins in February with a beautiful belly-baring photo shoot, there has been no shortage of high-priced fashion getups, showing her fondness for pricey evening gowns and Gucci.
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These transitioned into more colourful creations embellished with plumes of feathers, floral rosettes and crystal detailing as the elegant jackets and skirts morphed into pleated frocks, sumptuous evening gowns and, of course, the bridal dress as the magnificent finale.
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Ben gets off easy against weak competition, but the ladies must bust out all the right moves: gazing into the distance in silk robes, admitting their darkest fears in messy buns, walking the plank in evening gowns, the works.
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Each day, pairs of young women wearing high heels and dressed in evening gowns or above-the-knee skirts help the award winners into special podium versions of their jerseys, give them a trinket and, eventually, deliver chaste kisses.
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Ever since Beyoncé and husband Jay Z announced they were expecting twins in February with a beautiful belly-baring photo shoot, there has been no shortage of high-priced fashion getups, showing her fondness for pricey evening gowns and Gucci.
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"The exhibition will bring together an extraordinary collection of garments, ranging from the glamorous evening gowns worn on engagements in the Eighties, to the chic Catherine Walker suits that made up Diana's working wardrobe in the Nineties," the statement read.
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Now infused by a witch's brew and loads of flattery from Liz Taylor re: how badass she looks in one of her evening gowns, Ramona Royale saunters into the penthouse, ready to kill her former lover with…drop-dead gorgeousness?
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Opera fans in tuxedos and evening-gowns, posh picnic baskets and Champagne glasses in hand, spread out across the flowing lawns of great country houses during England's brief, emerald summers, watching a professional performance amid the grazing sheep and rolling hills.
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Regardless of how the hostesses are treated, Pooley said she could not understand why both men and women could not perform the job and why smart professional dress could not replace the evening gowns that are colored to match the jerseys.
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The different seasons of the year and the different experiences of restraint and freedom within them are skillfully sketched in Marcus Doshi's lighting, Justin Ellington's music and Emily Rebholz's costumes, which go from tails and evening gowns to hayseed overalls.
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They include a green Dior dress the actress wore in the 1964 movie "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte," a belted day dress she was photographed in the day before her 1954 wedding to her second husband, Pierre Galante, and eight evening gowns.
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Ms. Smagin-Melloni — a Viennese linguist who organized her first Russian debutante ball in Moscow in 2003 and rapidly expanded to Rome; Biarritz, France; and Baden-Baden, Germany — insists on gold-braided military-style uniforms and evening gowns with tiaras.
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That means that one's range of swim attire has become just as, if not more, important than those fresh off the runway evening gowns, but thankfully Kourtney Kardashian is more than capable of meeting the new demands of this uncharted two-piece territory.
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The glittering costume and red and white evening gowns, a vivid contrast with the low-fi, innocent floral gettup photographer Awol Erizku shot Beyoncé in when Bey announced her pregnancy via Instagram last week, are the first of Dundas' debut eponymous collection.
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Amid prancing actors, shattered chandeliers and bathtubs filled with books, came bold, oversize tartan suits and exquisite embroidered coats; colorful graphic mohair sweaters; and dramatic scarlet evening gowns, either one-shouldered with a dropped waist or sleeveless with a full tiered skirt.
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While attending de Lesseps's first cabaret show, Medley got upset that her boyfriend, John Mahdessian, was not invited to attend, especially after Medley was responsible for outfitting the Countess and Friends star with free outfits and evening gowns from Jovani for her big night.
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He sent out a series of easy little skirt suits, the jackets embroidered with ornate teakettles or Wedgwood porcelain, bias-cut evening gowns in silk crepe printed with cherries and root vegetables, and a navy blue jacquard covered in silver spoons (and assorted other cutlery).
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While attending de Lesseps's first cabaret show, Medley got upset that her boyfriend, John Mahdessian, was not invited to attend, especially after Medley was responsible for outfitting the Countess and Friends star with free outfits and evening gowns from Jovani for her big night.
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In one respect, Ms. Carroll said, she was a victim of her best-known show's success: After she became widely associated with the motherly Julia Baker, her nightclub bookings as a glamorous chanteuse in slit-up-to-there evening gowns dried up for some years.
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Two of Kate's favorite brands, L.K. Bennett (who makes her go-to patent nude pumps) and Jenny Packham (the designer behind several of Kate's ensembles, including quite a few evening gowns) have teamed up to create a line of bridal shoes that is nothing short of magical.
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In countries like Venezuela and Colombia, the pageants can be as followed as fervently as top soccer matches, as beautiful young women stride on stage in bikinis and evening gowns as the judges, sometimes men many years their senior, rate their looks and personality before the nation.
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And in Louisiana, two people pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges after the government found that they had taken money from the medical benefit fund of a trade association and used it to pay for spa treatments, diamond cuff links, evening gowns, foreign travel and other personal expenses.
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But there it was, next to the laser lights and the rattling sound system, pluming white fog around a subterranean hotel ballroom in which people in tuxedos and evening gowns representing more than 246 countries had gathered to find out who among them could smoke a cigar the slowest.
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Her resort collection is an enchanting confection of sparkling tulle cocktail and evening gowns in shades from nude to graphic black-and-white — plus a few denim numbers for day and a terrific pair of wide peach taffeta trousers to wear with a white cashmere sweater striped in sequins.
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Tisci, who took over from Burberry's longstanding designer Christopher Bailey this year, brought some of the darker, sexy styles he is known for to the British brand with slinky black evening gowns and sharp men's suits - paraded down the runway in London by models with umbrellas slung over their backs.
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While the craftsmanship of the house's ready-to-wear is already couture-level in many ways — its supple leather separates, delicately embellished evening gowns and deeply decadent unlined furs — Piccioli's couture collections often offers a more private luxury: Logos and extraneous embellishment are stripped away to reveal a spare, heightened vision.
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Glittering, racer-back evening gowns were teamed with wispy oversize cashmere cardigans, and grosgrain braided velour trouser suits and gold tuxedos drifted past lounging members of the crowd as they sipped flutes of Champagne or wines from vineyards that belong to members of the Wertheimer family who also own Chanel.
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I want to see women larger than a size four strutting in their bikinis and evening gowns; I want to see women with disabilities in the lineup; I want to see women who have stretch marks, cellulite, and whatever other characteristic society has deemed unattractive up on that stage on national television.
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Marta Jakubowski's confident, carefree beach babes (inspired by the designer's trips to Ibiza this summer) had a more casual vibe: easy tonal day dresses slashed in horizontal sections to flash glimpses of skin, and slinky black evening gowns built from modular sections held loosely in place by spaghetti straps and crossed fingers.
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Ostrich and crocodile outerwear mixed with tissue-thin ribbed cotton and crinkled cotton raffia; evening gowns in chintz linen (there was a lot of discreet cross-fertilization going on) were given a twist at the bodice or waist and bound with leather straps and tuxedos in iridescent silk lay easy on the frame.
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And though, as is the designer's wont, it was done with a wink and a whoopee cushion (especially at the end, when the materials of the atelier, including scissors, pin cushions and rolls of fabric, were transformed into evening gowns), it ultimately seemed less like a joke and more like a good idea.
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There were small-shouldered, tailored A-line car coats and bolero tailcoats; corset-waisted petal skirts of fur under graphic Grecian-urn knits; body-hugging graphic curves and Mod dotty shifts; and a series of lace and knit evening gowns that combined filigree lace with deep-pile velour in a feat of erstwhile impossible technique.
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And there are certainly better ways to give out scholarship money to young women than having them parade around in evening gowns, demonstrate random party tricks dubbed talents, and attempt to answer complex questions about major policy and social issues, which policymakers struggle with for years, on the fly and in a matter of seconds.
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Not only do you have to be a young lady looking to settle down with Mr. Right, you also have to be in possession of an incredibly low jealousy threshold combined with an incredibly high tolerance for Chardonnay, not to mention arrive prepared with a multitude of cocktail and evening gowns for every possible dream date scenario.
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There are the big floral prints we know and love, with yellow blooms picked out with royal blue on a flute-sleeved midi dress, painterly pink roses on a navy Bardot neck jumpsuit, white and blue blooms on a full-skirted prom dress, evening gowns in velvet and chiffon, and a very chic drop-waist LBD.
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Not only because she rarely makes public appearances (although when she does it's always on a major red carpet and in the most stunning of evening gowns); she also completely eschews the types of social media platforms that many of her fellow under-30 A-listers embrace, preferring to focus on her career and charitable causes.
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Okay, so in my most hopeful vision for next week's finale, Mare Winningham, Denis O'Hare, and Chloë Sevigny will kill everyone else (even those who are already dead, because why fuck with tradition at this point?) and then finally escape the hotel by rappelling from the seventh floor window via a richly woven train of clean white sheets, sparkly evening gowns, and Dr.
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If sometimes the references veered to the overly literal and decorative (magic-carpet prints taken from actual carpets and jewel-bedecked evening gowns), there were also spice-market shades and scarf-trimmed tunics to cut the rigidity of the tailoring; Alhambra tile-pattern velvets laid atop tulle; and tuxedo pants topped by asymmetric lace for evening, for some no-fuss froth.
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Vaccarello, who established his uber-sexy, extra-tailored aesthetic first at his eponymous brand and later at Versus Versace, reaffirmed his love for body-con silhouettes, all-black everything, and amped-up '80s glamour with a collection that somehow included basic denim, shearling jackets, slouchy boots, cocktail dresses with exaggerated sweetheart necklines, evening gowns in butterscotch leather, super-short PVC skirts, and glittering power suits (with power shoulders) all in one.
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Ms. Marinoni now laughs as she recalls the frenzied hunt for her identity in 2004, the bewildered reporters who did not know what to make of her — an unostentatious, redheaded community organizer, who preferred plaid shirts to evening gowns, and who before meeting Ms. Nixon had never subscribed to cable TV. The hubbub over Ms. Nixon leaving her male partner and dating a woman seems faraway, the product of a different time.
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Glenn Close shared a corner booth with the producer Jordan Roth and the Tony nominee Danny DeVito, Darren Criss took a turn belting out tunes in the piano lounge, and Jennifer Ehle, a nominee for "Oslo" (which won for best play) and Ms. Nixon engaged in a lively conversation that started in a doorway and ended with the two of them sitting on a staircase, their evening gowns (by Alice Temperley and Rosie Assoulin, respectively) gathered around them.
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Part ode to "The Price is Right" and "Wheel of Fortune" as well as the muse of the night, Vanna White, and his own 2001 Jeremy Scott show in Paris (his last in that city; now his brand is based in New York) the show Thursday featured models with big (faux) furs and bigger hair, channeling the beaded evening gowns of television hostesses past as they vamped in gold and diamanté around the promise of A New Car!
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"Today enjoying a great meal with friends may strangely become an act of resilience" went the show notes, in an oblique reference to the Paris attacks of last November, and out came a series of easy little skirt suits, the jackets embroidered with ornate teakettles or Wedgwood porcelain; bias-cut evening gowns in silk crepe printed with cherries and root vegetables, the shoulder straps twisted in the classical mode; and a navy blue jacquard covered in silver spoons (and assorted other cutlery).
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Think about it: Some of the most exciting, boundary-pushing players are coming out of London: 32-year-old Jonathan Anderson, the wunderkind behind J.W. Anderson (and the creative director of Loewe) has found the secret formula to creating It items for the modern age; Erdem Moralioglu has been designing evening gowns that actually make the red carpet worth watching again (look to Claire Foy's Golden Globes number for a recent example); Molly Goddard has completely revolutionized the way people view (and wear) tulle, with her girly, colorful numbers popping up in magazine editorials across the globe.
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