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Collins shopped with his grandmother Kathy Red Elk for a suit Walters could wear to court.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I was designing the collection, but it was very much like character building. I was doing costume design essentially,” Dawn Long says about the collection, which ranges from casual to evening wear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
In April, he said that “outside of the commission, I wear a hat working for one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, which is a group called Damen.”
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
"This isn't about targeting people who wear face coverings for religious, medical or any other legitimate reasons, this is about targeting criminals who feel immune while wearing face coverings to intimidate Nottingham people," Shannon added.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“But only if you want. So”—he paused—“I’ll tell you what I’m going to wear, and you can decide after that.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Neves also now wears the number 21 shirt for Portugal in Jota's memory, and has a tattoo on his calf of him and Jota embracing.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
As he’s spoken to audiences of government officials, diplomats, academics and journalists, Dans — who wears his Arctic commission lapel pin and exudes a professorial air — has also waded into foreign policy.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I’m sure you’ve seen all the TikToks where everyone wears a wig to brunch,” said Nate Jones, a 29-year-old advertising strategist in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Gnocchi wears a pink collar with his name on it, an air tag and a red harness with a leash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Have you seen my friend Kojo? Kojo Shelton? He’s my age, wears glasses....”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
He wore a dark hoodie cinched around his face and a rubber mask that obscured everything but his eyes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Standing on the sidelines, the 25-year-old girlfriend of head coach Bill Belichick wore a Carolina jersey that had been fashioned into a crop top and a bedazzled football purse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
While most of the players wore the shirts fully, Mbappe, Vinicius and Konate had theirs rolled up to around chest height, obscuring some of the slogan.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Mackie was particularly influential in Cher's career and designed her iconic Mohawk outfit, which she wore to the Oscars in 1986.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Lloyd was already in bed, in one of Dad’s old Sunday shirts he wore for a nightshirt in this weather.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
At this year’s Met Gala, a version of that 2016 bubble dress—called “Seijaku,” which means “serenity”—was worn by the Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
In the replies, Rupar’s followers posted photos of disability devices that are worn around the hips in order to assist people with walking.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
A person familiar with the decision to dismiss Baker-Mazara told The Times then that patience for the sixth-year senior had worn thin through a frustrating season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"If the teeth have been worn down to such an extent, treatment can be extremely complex and can cost thousands of pounds."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She was wearing the dress she’d worn that night, one of her favorites, and she realized her hair was down.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Images posted on social media showed officers handcuffing a man wearing cargo shorts and a black T-shirt from the “Terrifier” horror franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
At the Sunday reception, the couple had their first dance, with Bettina Trump wearing her wedding dress, and ate a five-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
They are $125, and the website features a thoughtful banner image of Huberman looking at a phone while wearing them.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lillia, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was last seen on Saturday at the Trafford Centre shopping mall wearing a small black backpack.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Not to mention that she’s wearing sweatpants that have seen too many wears, and a way-too-big T-shirt that says “I need vitamin sea” that I’m pretty sure is her dad’s.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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