lavender
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She later went from a figure-hugging sheer lavender Gucci gown to a playful daytime polka dot ensemble from Jacquemus matched with retro white sun glasses, with Elle magazine praising her "old Hollywood" dash.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Actress Chase Sui Wonders dripped with diamonds in a pale lavender dress.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The swish of polyester skirts in spring pastels — lavender, mint, butter-yellow — as the women of the church organized the spread.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
“I picked out this lavender color because it’s chill, it’s relaxing, it helps me settle in,” explained the 8-year-old — now the youngest individually named Grammy winner in history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
I’m taking the lavender and orange ones to school tomorrow to show Imani and Heather.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
Speaking to reporters afterwards, she explained her purple outfit was inspired by her love of lavenders and the calmness they bring.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Gophers devoured many of his early plants, including his lavenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
Unburdened by representation, Rothko’s suspended blocks of autonomous color accentuate the strangeness of Church’s palette, especially the array of lavenders, pinks and yellows in his skies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2020
“We have spent a long time optimizing our lavenders for their aroma because we use them in aromatherapy. You might even call it a pharmaceutical standard. Not all species of lavender are created equal.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
The tree mimicked the sunset, all golds and oranges and lavenders and dusty pinks.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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