How to Use millinery in a Sentence

millinery

noun
  • Ladies’ church hats have rich millinery history and undeniable style.
    — Southern Living, 23 June 2017
  • In the world of millinery, designing a tiara for a future Queen is a life-defining moment.
    — Monique Jessen, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The sun is shining, and the Windsors are resplendent in their glinting medals and millinery.
    — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In Britain, women's headgear — or millinery — are part of the pomp and circumstance of any major event.
    — Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
  • His nose is fine-bridged and olive-tinted, under gleaming European millinery.
    — Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Derby season is also a rare chance to appreciate the art of custom millinery.
    — Hillary Richard, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Regardless of your preferred millinery style, your head is prime real estate for a few timeless brooches and jewels.
    — James Love, Essence, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Ladies always wore hats; millinery in the South was considered a woman’s crowning glory.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Chanel Modes, a millinery shop, opened at 21 Rue Cambon in 1910.
    — Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The local millinery studio in Lviv became my main university.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The hat-making legend kept up her millinery practice well into old age, and died in 1999 at 88.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 May 2026
  • Here’s how Eugenia ended up designing — and thriving in — millinery, thanks to a lot of chutzpah and a very open mind.
    — Alexandra Ilyashov, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
  • What about guests in the other parks, like Shōgun World and The Raj, that don’t lend themselves to millinery?
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 24 June 2018
  • The structure was initially constructed for millinery firms, or companies that made women's hats.
    — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • Finishing things up with a bishop’s hat by Stephen Jones millinery and sleek hair and makeup, the star began the night on an epic high note.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 May 2018
  • Her top aide even offered speculation on the opposition’s millinery.
    — Melissa August, Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Today, Dee's carries gifts, fashion, home decor and seasonal items which each spring includes lots and lots of hats and millinery supplies.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2023
  • Michael is known for his work in millinery and custom couture, and continues to design his full couture collections, day and eveningwear.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Floral dresses and millinery-in-bloom matched the wildflower centerpieces and surrounding grounds.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
  • An array of diverse classes range from costume design for dance and millinery to scenography and designing for the camera.
    — Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Indeed, long before makeup or millinery or jewelry, our first adornments were plants and flowers, and our love for them was — and is — universal.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Reeves and Blount are among many Black women who contributed to the rich tradition of millinery — fancy hat making.
    — Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The singer’s hips were padded, her hands were gloved and her face artfully shaded by a giant hat designed by Stephen Jones millinery that was lined with golf leaf.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
  • The hotel uses the family millinery Bellino Fine Linens from Italy.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Inside the custom millinery shops and the colorful cosmetics menagerie, a connection between the store and its loyal shoppers was born.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Some traditional Western millinery styles dotted the crowd as well, including straw boaters and fedoras.
    — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe hats are a take on mid-century Coret millinery that certainly catches the eye.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2019
  • The sleek hat, meanwhile, was a nod to Eliza Doolittle, while remaining true to the millinery style that the designer has been known for since his university days.
    — Emily Chan, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
  • His father, Joseph, a real estate developer, was an immigrant from Hungary; his mother worked in a millinery shop.
    — Bruce Weber, New York Times, 19 June 2017
  • Doors open to reveal invitees adorned in vintage millinery, seersucker suits, and Gucci loafers, some embellished with the colors of their jockey’s silks.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026

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