corduroys

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Dressed in pink corduroys, a black hoodie and white sneakers, he was charming and sweet, jokey one second and quietly reflective the next.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

There’s a pair of skinny corduroys for $120, a leather bomber jacket for $175 and a body hugger of a midi dress for $99.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

A similar remark was made when Jeffries evaluated a pair of women corduroys which he deemed were too masculine.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2022

A 28-year-old Lorraine Hansberry descends the steps of a theater in a black dress with jeweled earrings — a stark contrast from her typical chinos or corduroys, button-down shirts, cardigans, white sneakers and socks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2020

Inside were all the clothes I’d chosen myself: the crew neck sweaters in primary colors, the Lacoste shirts, the wide-wale corduroys.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides