embellishment
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We know embellishment is one of the biggest trends for next spring and summer - with extravagantly textured items also seen across many runways.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
This is war writing at its best, brutally and straightforwardly told because the events and deeds Sledge recounts require no embellishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
“This can’t be done,” Caton was known to say to Whitten when he’d bring in this or another item for embellishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
To some, they conjure ideas of haute cuisine fuss — dainty smears, baby food textures, or unnecessary embellishment.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
Beyond that, the construction and embellishment is up to him.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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