dressy
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Heading back toward Olympic, I enter David Apparel on 1019 Santee St. The menswear collection here is sporty with Gucci-esque matching outfits and dressy shirts emblazoned with lions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
I could sense the urgency of a group of women behind me and stepped aside to let them pass; one remarked under her breath that my baseball cap wasn’t dressy enough for the occasion.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2023
The collection, which included looks for men and women, featured slouchy trousers and dressy jackets, lightweight overcoats and cotton trousers with elastic waists.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023
Some fine dining restaurants require jackets and collared shirts for men and dressy attire for women.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
I change into black slacks and a dressy blouse.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
There were satin lapels for the dressier looks, while an olive green jacket had a slight military flair.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
But even in classic black, paired with a dressier ensemble, I've learned that the bucket adds just the right amount of extra, without going overboard.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023
The sumptuous first course is a dressier version of a dish “my mother used to do,” only with herring, says the chef.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
It doesn’t scream “I love fitness” and can be worn on dressier occasions that I’d never wear the Garmin Fenix 7S to.
From The Verge ● Sep. 7, 2022
But certain girls, like Grace Montgomery among the freshmen, and the dressier girls of the 206older classes, gabbled a deal more than was good for them about their “figures,” and studied the fashion-plates too much.
From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Marlowe, Amy Bell
Even at their dressiest, they had a certain fun, comfort connection.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2020
Tassel loafers are considered to be the dressiest of loafers and their origins stem from a lace-up dress shoe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2016
They wore their dressiest civilian clothes, of course, and the President said: "I am glad to see that your trousers are not flopping around on the ground."
From Time Magazine Archive
Henry Seidel Canby's Thoreau, dressiest biography of him so far, is timely rather than definitive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the Nolans lived in the shabbiest house in Irish Town, the boys were the dressiest in the neighborhood.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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