vestments

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More recently, in 2025, the vestments of Catholic priests inspired Dolce & Gabbana’s menswear collection.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

In the vestry, surrounded by racks of well-pressed white surplices and brightly coloured vestments, I met Ian and Paul, one of the couples he has blessed.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

We next enter a fictive chapel, with the Latin rite being celebrated by a set of crimson vestments and an altar cloth, made in Paris in 1619 and given by Louis XIII.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Meanwhile, the elaborate vestments that were designed by costume designer Lisy Christl shifted his movements.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

At church, at the altar, there were vestments of gold and the climbing voices of a Mozart mass, tossing rings sempiternal.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez