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The collection was broadly inspired by 18th Century court costumes, seen in soft, dressing gown coats with pretty gathered details, wide panier skirts kept short, and pretty velvet ribbons tied in the hair.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Also included in the sale is Nature morte au panier de fruits et aux fleurs, a still life painted by Picasso during the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1942 and valued at $10m-$15m.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2021

The mountain peddler had traveled south to buy chamois leather, and had packed a great quantity of it into a bundle, like a panier, which he carried over one arm.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

In some cases—e.g., that of the votaress of the Snake Goddess—the skirt, below a small panier or apron, is composed of different coloured materials combined in a chequer pattern distantly resembling tartan.

From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James

One of the roses had remained fixed in the stiff fold of her panier.

From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness