evening dress
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Her dramatic arrival at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994 in a custom-made black silk evening dress by designer Christina Stambolian became an iconic pop-culture moment.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
She said she used to attend some classes “wearing my evening dress under my Burberry, with my diamonds in my pocket so I could go out afterward.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Women’s Wear Daily reported that the evening dress was designed by Alexandra O’Neill for Markarian — the label that the first lady wore on inauguration day.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2022
On a late Tuesday afternoon in September, Diane Sun stood at a White House presidential podium in an evening dress and recited her poem, “a recipe for steaming almost-dragon.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
They were young and elegant, dressed for a ball, the women in long gowns that left their arms and shoulders bare, the men in black-and-white evening dress, and they each carried a glass.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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