wet look

British  

noun

1. a shiny finish given to certain clothing and footwear materials, esp plastic and leather

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Example Sentences

Because how do we go from Gucci ’96, the wet look, to this?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Or La Dumpy, the official stylist for the “Homiegirls” whose specialty is “fierce Aquanet hair with that wet look, and Sharpie eyeliner” and deep red lipstick lined with black.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

The 25-year-old actress joined the craze over the "wet" look by wearing a leather Balmain custom-made gown.

From Fox News • Sep. 3, 2021

They were not meaning to go for the wet look.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2012

When the wet look has disappeared from the surface of the slip, scrape the top free and run a knife around to prevent sticking as the shape contracts.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.