maxi

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“Every single day I was on it, all day long,” the Chico, Calif., woman said Thursday, her voice tremulous and her cheeks flushed to the color of her rose maxi dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Some of the designs wouldn't have looked out of place on the Wuthering Heights set, including their satin corsets and full-skirted maxi dresses.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The suits, maxi skirts, and voluminous sleeves of the era marked not just a trend, analysts predicted, but a lasting shift in what women wanted fashion to be.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2024

She told Wiig that the jackets were not all that special anymore, adding, “They basically hand those out to everybody like free maxi pads.”

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

I put the skinny blonde in flat white sandals, a braided coronet, and a red maxi covered with white paisleys.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins