patent leather
Example Sentences
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Everybody should have some patent leather in their closet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
One of her earliest childhood memories is fixating on a pair of pair of shiny patent leather shoes, when she was about five years old, and getting her father to buy them for her.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
In contrast, the menswear collection featured sharp tailoring and shorts, complimented by patent leather shoes in black, green and brown with prominent silver buckles and belts.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023
Saint Laurent’s invite, meanwhile, was a chic black patent leather wallet with a metallic “YSL” on top, with the show card hidden inside.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
I would swing my patent leather shoes back and forth like an impatient child riding on a school bus.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
