appliqué

Gallina, 75, was clad in a floor-length dark green striped appliqué jacket and clutching a paper ticket when she declared the Olympics to be a nuisance that has “nothing to do with Milan’s essence.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Therefore, you’ll discover suits with appliqué dot patches and frayed edges as well as dog-tag necklaces and sophisticated wire broaches on mini Scottish kilt pins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

Originally, the patterns were inspired by traditional body painting, translated into colorful textiles in reverse appliqué worn as panels on women’s blouses.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022

The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. sat with first lady Jill Biden, who had an embroidered appliqué of a sunflower, the country’s national flower, added to her blue dress.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

On a piece of old Milanese damask, figured with violet on violet, appear designs in appliqué cut from two shades of yellow satin.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster

The quilt features a number of needlecraft techniques including knitting, sewing, embroidery and applique.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023

In 2003, Prada covered bathing suits with molded plastic applique and Dolce & Gabbana unveiled silver astronaut-style suits — both an homage to Mr. Rabanne’s 1960s work.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

She wore an embroidered applique of a sunflower, Ukraine's national flower, on her dress sleeve in a sign of support for the country's people, the White House said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2022

He immediately slipped on the sweatshirt he had just purchased from the collection, which featured an applique Mickey Mouse wearing streetwear and leaning against a speaker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2018

The blouse was decorated at chest-level with a calico applique in the shape of a strawberry.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The oddly placed shooting star on the bottom right is actually part of an appliquéd textile Münter made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

The $8,000 of personal savings she invested in making batches of appliquéd jackets to sell was a gamble, one she considered safe because it didn’t involve digging into her investment accounts.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2021

Before he launched his clothing line, Ruby was known for his “soft sculptures”—huge Dr. Seuss-ish stuffed creatures, quilted and appliquéd and sewn from fabrics designed by the artist.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019

Their uniforms were colorful, menacing and full of mystical symbols like stars and crosses that were appliquéd onto the fabric.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2015

She is by far the most attractive member of the family, yet she spends most of her time and money disguising herself beneath prosthetic humps and appliquéd skin diseases.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris