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Examples
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White cotton T-shirts, a sweater, and a few button-ups, each with the name SWOPE stenciled into the left breast.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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But rugged can be cuddly, and there may not be a better pajama to wear when building your Christmas morning fire than one of these character-filled button-ups.
The Union Forever 2011
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White cotton T-shirts, a sweater, and a few button-ups, each with the name SWOPE stenciled into the left breast.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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Budd specializes not only in made-to-measure cotton button-ups and the oh-so-English washable silk shirt, but also nightshirts, dressing gowns and black-tie trappings.
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The funny thing about this statement is while we all may reminisce about a time when folk-singers played on Bleecker and not frat boys, when you bought drugs at CBGB's and not John Varvatos button-ups or when subways had graffiti and not two policemen checking your gym bag for explosives, there's nothing more New York than just living in the moment.
Marissa Moss: A Toast to NYC (Or, what Yoko Ono Taught Me About New York) 2010
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Our favorite softer-than-anything button-ups plus a thin angora overcoat in golden camel, a navy toggle-clasp cardigan, tartan caps and brushed-wool suiting.
Beach Boys 2010
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Visits to the clinic cost around $70, and the waiting area is filled every day with children wearing taffeta dresses and matching ruffled socks or church slacks and button-ups.
Sarah Ryley: Free Medical Care Ends for Haitians (Part 1) 2010
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The men are wearing wrinkled button-ups and baggy slacks, a portrait of disheveled disinterest; Mays is wearing khaki pants, perfectly creased, with pleats, cuffs, and a matching belt, plus a fitted blue gray short-sleeve shirt with a white collar and white trim.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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Army green military button-ups and black jeans can look designer and can be bought at a grocery store.
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Army green military button-ups and black jeans can look designer and can be bought at a grocery store.
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