headdress
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The showgirl-inspired costume featured a plumed mohawk headdress and showed Cher's bare midriff - a very new, and very shocking look at the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Standing in front of his mural, depicting the face of a girl with a feathered headdress, he laments that many artists were victims of the gangs and are now "disappeared."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
At the time, Ortiz sported a veritable headdress of 1980s rock ’n’ roll hair.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
One man shares images with his face showing, wearing a thobe and headdress while holding a falcon on his arm, with other photos at the gym and pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
A slanting tongue of sunlight reached all the way to where she stood and illuminated her face and headdress.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
The ball patrons parade around the stage in spectacularly gaudy headdresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Among the parliamentarians were many representatives of First Nations communities, dressed in traditional outfits and spectacular headdresses.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The outfits are made of colorful living material, including headdresses of tillandsia, or air plants, and tresses of huperzia, a tropical clubmoss.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Courtiers are wearing cold-themed headdresses and hats, adorned with snow-flecked branches and holly berries, owl feathers and foxtails.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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