clotheshorse
Example Sentences
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“He responds well to men’s clothing in particular. Marty is a clotheshorse himself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
As flattering as that pale purple may be on her, she’s much happier to let her guests’ ensembles, especially noted clotheshorse Kim, in a sweeping chiffon skirt and little white gloves, provide the fashion credentials.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
Sure, John David Washington’s wardrobe filled this clotheshorse with envy, but the awe I felt at the visual spectacle of Inception is completely missing here.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2020
She relished the glamorous side of publishing and, like her husband, became a clotheshorse, wearing Dior, Chanel, Schiaparelli; she grew her red-painted fingernails so long that they resembled talons.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2016
He is a sophisticate, a weekend denizen of New York’s theater district, a clotheshorse.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
