evening clothes
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Since movie anti-heroines have often been like that for decades, though, it’s like Ms. Gyllenhaal is expecting applause for being the 75th person to jump in the swimming pool in her evening clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
"We do oftentimes do neutrals, but to us, evening clothes just come to life when they're in color," said Badgley.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2022
When court dress was expected at European state functions, Americans considered it unseemly for the representatives of a democracy, so American diplomats were instructed to wear ordinary evening clothes.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
The first episode opens on a comedy-club mural, in which a crowd of partygoers in evening clothes tilt up their chins and grin—an invocation of the ballroom photograph from the Overlook Hotel in “The Shining.”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 29, 2019
“Cinna was up late working on organizing your garment car. He must have over a hundred outfits for you. Your evening clothes are exquisite. And Peeta’s team is probably still asleep.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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