How to Use paillette in a Sentence

paillette

noun
  • It was made of silver paillettes that adorned the body with studded leather sleeves.
    — Kate Young, Vogue, 2018-05-17
  • A pointillist landscape on an egg-shape cape turned out to be made from thousands of tiny fur paillettes.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 2017-07-08
  • Some of the dresses were covered with metallic paillettes for a looks that are nighttime chic, yet clearly meant to be worn in the day.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 2017-09-08
  • For the occasion, Larson wore a cropped eyelash paillette top paired with high-waist floor-length navy trousers.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 2022-07-11
  • The women strutted and danced as their dresses billowed in the evening air and paillettes twinkled in the spotlights.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2019-09-09
  • The front boasted a panel that was covered in metallic paillettes, while the side panels seemed to be made of a golden woven fabric.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 2018-04-24
  • Look after look was a marvel: a men’s knit tie and shirt paired with knit pants constructed to look pinstriped, and next, a party dress made of leather paillettes the color of avocado.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2023-02-27
  • Unfortunately the sheer weight of the paillette embroidering did not always cut the most flattering of shapes on some of the tights, all be them finely executed.
    — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 2022-01-24
  • Our advice: Experiment with pearls arranged in a graphic wing (seen above), fresh buds in a haphazard design, or even just holographic paillettes strewn everywhere.
    — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 2017-03-22
  • The turtleneck gown featured exaggerated sleeves and a train — with sequins and paillettes all over for a dramatic look fitting of her character in the film, Birdie Jay.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 2023-03-12
  • The high-shine silver paillette design, featuring a low neck and short hem that Khloé wore on stage, was first spotted on her older sister, Kourtney Kardashian, one year prior.
    — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 2022-02-09

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