taffeta
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Imagine the ghostly rustling of silk taffeta, the clinking of giant paillettes, brought back to life by scientists and engineers.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
Then, we get taffeta cape and it's entrances and that fine line, but these are the cool things you dream about as a kid.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiled Winfrey’s portrait, painted by Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren, which featured Winfrey in a purple taffeta gown surrounded by lush greenery at her California home.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Sir Grayson had the honour bestowed on him on Wednesday while wearing a "burgundy taffeta" dress, inspired by the coronation of King Charles III.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023
He was wearing a somber taffeta suit, a shirt with a round and hard collar, and a thin silk ribbon tied in a bow in place of a necktie.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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