frock
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Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024
He was popularized by 1980s pop star Adam Ant, who donned a frock coat and tricorn hat and had a hit with Turpin’s famous slogan, “Stand and Deliver.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
US Vogue went further describing it as "the frock that all the world would wear", the fashion equivalent of Ford's Model T.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023
They were six lawyers in frock coats and top hats who endured the violent November sun with stiff stoicism.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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