dresses

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In the 1990s, Italian luxury fashion brand Krizia’s collection included women wearing cassock-like dresses, while Italian fashion designer Stefano Pilati’s 2010 line for Yves Saint Laurent played on the attire of Catholic nuns.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Harris introduces us to the girls in a sepia flashback, their small bodies clad in matching dresses, one head resting on the other’s shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: We found the best wedding-guest dresses for formal ceremonies, beach vows and casual garden parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Stories about couples with “swag gaps,” meaning one partner dresses significantly better, or “restaurant gaps,” where one person likes going out to eat more, have proliferated across the internet.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

My worries disappear for the moment as Mother and I embrace and I smell the rose petals she uses to scent our dresses.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar