camisole
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Wakeley says a well-cut camisole or strappy top can work when worn beneath a linen overshirt, lightweight jacket or tailored co-ord.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Another photo, which appears to be on an airplane, shows Clinton with a woman wearing a white camisole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Carucci looks at ease in their purple camisole, green basketball shorts and house shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
For an office-appropriate look, Sena suggests wearing a camisole with a built-in shelf bra; they “go under almost anything,” she notes.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
As I slipped on the long camisole and the fresh-smelling petticoat, I noticed three more petticoats stacked right there on the bed, each embroidered more beautifully than the next.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
She explains that thicker straps are a safer option where the dress code is unclear and recommends satin camisoles as a more polished alternative to basic cotton vests.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
People started lining up outside appliance outlets and department stores, risking life and limb to get their sweaty hands on one of the limited-quantity, only-while-supplies-last TVs, power tools, personal computers or designer camisoles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The party is elsewhere in the boardinghouse where our heroine, Esther, a shy, plain woman of 35, sits in her room sewing corsets and camisoles for socialites and streetwalkers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
The last time I ordered a box, I was given the option to add on basic items like camisoles and underwear, choosing from a small selection.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2019
My sisters and I left home wearing six pairs of underdrawers, two half-slips and camisoles; several dresses one on top of the other, with pedal pushers underneath; and outside of everything an all-weather coat.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
