How to Use taffeta in a Sentence

taffeta

noun
  • And floor-length taffeta capes.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Marcela dressed well for the evening, putting on a frilly pink taffeta dress and high heels.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Then there are the large taffeta hair bows, shaped from boning wire.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2019
  • What about a hip sash, a bolero jacket or an enormous taffeta bow?
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The outfit had a satin overskirt that was lined with white taffeta.
    — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Clothes that make a faint rustling sound, like taffeta, can make a person feel elegant9.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 22 July 2022
  • Attached at the piece’s hip was a large floor-length taffeta bow, also in black.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2023
  • One of those pieces is the frayed taffeta flag top in her second collection.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The look was a one shoulder gown with silk taffeta that swaddled around the body but there was a long train.
    — Mikelle Street, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Pair this taffeta Akris with a stunning pair of stilettos and twirl the night away.
    — Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 21 May 2022
  • Save for the small section of mesh on the ceiling, the tent body is mostly polyester taffeta.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021
  • No florid swirls of taffeta, music and banquet spreads that a lot quinceañeras have become.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
  • An amethyst taffeta tunic was topped by an aquamarine band at the chest and cut through by wet-suit zips.
    — New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • In one early work, Patina wore blue taffeta and hung from a cage in a gallery for hours at a time.
    — New York Times, 3 July 2022
  • Many matched their masks to their outfits, while others piled on the prints or took taffeta for a spin on the sidewalk.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2020
  • About a magpie approach, all bells and whistles and sequins and taffeta.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
  • And rather than heavy taffetas and floral brocades, opt for breezy linen or cotton styles in floral prints.
    — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
  • Plus, the nylon taffeta lining throughout the Rave is silky smooth.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 29 Dec. 2019
  • There’s no better dress to give a hug in, a crush of taffeta between you both, wrinkling and creasing.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Ayesha, in a strapless white taffeta dress and a veil that seemed like curtains draped from her halo, came into view.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Lightweight but warm, the vest has a standing mock collar, pockets and a silky taffeta lining.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The mood is the rustle of taffeta, Fragonard color, the glint of bronze doré.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 12 Mar. 2021
  • One member of the choir taught fifth grade, and her tween fan army, done up in rhinestones and taffeta, buzzed overhead in the balcony.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
  • And then… Kylie Jenner closed the show in an enormous bouffant gown cut from black taffeta.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • It was built out of antique Brussels lace — along with silk, taffeta and tulle — and embellished with pearls.
    — Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • This sequin taffeta high/low party dress, $58 from Nordstrom, will give her sparkle and shine.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • In went a pair of sensible brown walking shoes, next to a delicious pair of yellow taffeta evening shoes with bows on the toes.
    — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 June 2024
  • Black taffeta, deconstructed, with cutouts and layers that fell in a way that felt slightly wrong but also very right.
    — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Lowe and her assistants spent two months cutting and sewing the ornate folds of the gown out of more than 50 yards of silk taffeta.
    — Gillian Brockell, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • And not just the flat ballet shoes that Giambattista Valli paired with his taffeta and lace ball gowns.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 July 2023

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