clotheshorse
Example Sentences
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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
So she decides to do what any clotheshorse dreams of: she opens a luxury boutique, called Scruples, on Rodeo Drive, and becomes the queen of Los Angeles fashion.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2019
A self-professed clotheshorse, she doesn’t use a stylist.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
He is a sophisticate, a weekend denizen of New York’s theater district, a clotheshorse.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
