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Recent Examples of nightdressThe pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress.—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023 This modest short-sleeve nightdress features wide arm and neck holes for a comfortably loose fit.—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023 At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits.—BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021 Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress.—Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020 Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress.—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020 And most fragile and compelling of all: sitting in a high chair and wearing a nightdress, a monkey reaches out its hand to grasp the arm of the otherwise unseen person who is spoon-feeding it.—Brian Dillon, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2019 That must've made the scenes in your nightdresses, sans corset, pretty fabulous.—Jennifer Heyde, Marie Claire, 2 May 2014
The bride wore a white lace gown for the ceremony and a white corseted minidress with sheer long sleeves for the reception, while Brody sported a classic black suit.
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Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.
The actress looked casual, wearing sunglasses and a black nightgown underneath a bathrobe.
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Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
1 July 2025
So, too, was Fuller visible to the gathering crowds on the shore: a distant figure in a white nightgown, handing her nearly two-year-old child to a crew member before a wave swept her overboard.
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