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column dress

American  

noun

  1. a very straight, close-fitting dress.


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Edebiri wore a backless column dress with a hand-embroidered floral pattern intended to create the illusion of blossoming.

From BBC • May 6, 2024

The newly crowned Miss Japan 2024, statuesque in an embroidered column dress, sauntered center stage and said through tears that she finally felt accepted in a nation she’d called home since she was 5.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Ana de Armas, best actress nominee for "Blonde," wore a silver column dress with a flamenco dancer-like flounce on the bottom.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023

One cap-sleeved column dress was sublimely simple with multicolored textured paillettes and embroidery.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022

At the 2017 Golden Globes in January, 35-year-old Negga accessorized her custom Louis Vuitton column dress with a single Fred Leighton cuff bracelet, embellished with a 25.5-carat Gemfields ruby.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2017