cuffs

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To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

A light brown jacket with special cuffs “might be my favorite jacket I’ve ever found,” she says.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The black tips of their shoes poked out from under their cuffs like the snouts of wily animals.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez