How to Use gabardine in a Sentence

gabardine

noun
  • This tweed and gabardine trench melds to the body and feels like a fresh take on your go-to trench.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 June 2022
  • Some of the materials used for the new pieces switched, with that trench now in gabardine, not leather.
    — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Out comes a funky Narciso Rodriguez skirt, some kind of gabardine with a zip up the front.
    — Phoebe Eaton, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Feb. 2010
  • The gabardine-like dash-and door accents, the pica-thin metal accents.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
  • And the cotton gabardine construction will stay looking polished and keep things cool.
    — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Every heritage detail, from the structured belt to cotton gabardine, looks and feels luxe.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Holland opted for a custom Prada ebony silk gabardine suit with a white poplin shirt and black re-nylon tie.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • As well as on the slash neck jumper in black chunky wool and cashmere knit with crystal dove embroidery and pleated peg trousers in black wool gabardine.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • The double gabardine trench elongates with the detail of embroidery.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • They were often made of soft rayon or gabardine, with bright colors for easy team identification.
    — Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
  • The coat is made from lightweight cotton gabardine in holly green and woven with contrasting yarns for an iridescent effect.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • People do try to outdo each other with their horsehide motorcycle find or their reversible gabardine jacket find.
    — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The blazers also worked over beaded cocktail slips, and for a wonderfully streamlined evening suit in black stretch gabardine with a narrow slit skirt.
    — Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The first New York location shows off the coastal range with surfboards and sand dunes playing background to playful gabardine beachwear.
    — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 4 June 2021
  • The actor, who is also styled by Roach, went for a classic look in a custom Prada silk gabardine suit with a white poplin shirt and black re-nylon tie.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Scott’s favorite piece this season is a Western shirt rendered in Japanese wool gabardine with a dry hand and beautiful drape.
    — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Sumptuous baggy pants in wool gabardine had a touch of masculine class with two pleats structuring the material, capped with stylish sandals in calf leather.
    — Washington Post, 21 June 2017
  • That almost Rousseauian ideal came through via relaxed silhouettes, like a patchwork trench, an oversize car coat cut in soft fawn and deep fern green gabardine, and wide-leg trousers split at the seams.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2022
  • What creates this versatility is the suit fabric itself—soft wool, lightly brushed and less formal than traditional gabardine.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The Harrington jacket is also made from gabardine and is lined with Burberry’s signature check, while the puffer reverses from a solid color to a check.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Functional for the outdoors, jackets are cut from cotton gabardine, wool and cashmere for warmth, while the Burberry Check is reworked in earthy colorways like sand and lichen.
    — Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The autumn outerwear campaign features a shower-resistant, cotton gabardine trench with exaggerated gun flaps and epaulettes.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
  • There were plenty of VICs—very important clients—who were eagerly trying on gabardines, cashmere capes, and car coats over Champagne and canapés.
    — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
  • What was once purely practical has since evolved into a true sartorial staple, now available in gabardine, nylon, satin, and taffeta fabrics, the latter reserved for eveningwear.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The 19-piece assortment includes playful yet sophisticated crewneck jumpers, cardigans, vests and cargo pants made from cotton gabardine.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Worn with silk jabot blouses over latex leggings and rendered in Prince of Wales check, houndstooth, gabardine and wool tweeds, the palette ranges from pale rose and powder blue to crimson and electric violet.
    — Lindsay Talbot, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2020
  • In Milan and Paris, moderate temps allowed for showcasing spring looks in their purest form—knitwear with open-toed shoes, blazers with bare legs, and best of all, spring jackets in every fabric from tweed to gabardine.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The garments, often in thick off-white Scottish wool gabardine, blend his signature eye-popping pop-art aesthetic with a reverence for the cathedral’s centuries-old legacy with medieval touches.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • They were challenged to redesign and construct the Burberry trenchcoat using surplus gabardine, the fabric invented by Thomas Burberry in 1879.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Made in Yorkshire, England, from shower-resistant cotton gabardine, the Burberry’s Kensington mid-length trench is the perfect length to wear in both formal and off-duty settings.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023

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