rococo
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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The group journeyed to a gothic mansion in La Jolla and dressed as Marie Antoinette in extravagant rococo dresses.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s hammering, rhythmic pulse and the emerging hip-hop movement in New York and Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
According to Heritage, it includes ornate floral accents and scrolling curves prevalent in rococo motifs that align with the reign of King Louis XV of France.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Old buildings, whose gray rococo facades housed my memories of the Forty-Niners, and Diamond Lil, Robert Service, Sutter and Jack London, were then imposing structures viciously joined to keep me out.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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