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or apparelling
as in costuming
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies
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An intimate, spine-tingling evening of creative conversations on horror, sound, prosthetics, and spectacle featuring Danny Elfman, Akela Cooper and Janelle’s costuming team Sasha Glasser and Alex Navarro.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Koupparis, who makes costuming a speciality, is among the most senior members of this group, which first numbered about 15 people when it was founded in 2013.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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For another easy Halloween get-up, consider dressing as Saoirse Ronan's titular character in Lady Bird.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Without spoiling the climax, A Tale of Two Sisters uses the haunted house motif almost as a window dressing to obscure the psychological aspects at play in this immensely enthralling, supernatural flick.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is a collection that showcased the American designer’s ability to intertwine tweedy suiting with rich velvet dresses, antique ivory and gold finishings, and glamorous eveningwear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meghan Markle exchanged power suiting for elevated business casual dressing in pieces by Ralph Lauren on Friday for her speaking engagement with Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Festival in New York City.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Appareling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appareling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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