appliqué

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Gallina, 75, was clad in a floor-length dark green striped appliqué jacket and clutching a paper ticket when she declared the Olympics to be a nuisance that has “nothing to do with Milan’s essence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Originally, the patterns were inspired by traditional body painting, translated into colorful textiles in reverse appliqué worn as panels on women’s blouses.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. sat with first lady Jill Biden, who had an embroidered appliqué of a sunflower, the country’s national flower, added to her blue dress.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

The champagne-colored strapless gown gleaming with silver floral appliqué was the first of many elegant shoulder-baring looks to come and made successive state dinners — there would be a dozen more — must-follow events for the fashion flock.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2016

The materials are not pasted on to linen, as in the case of appliqué.

From Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery by Buckle, Mary