Definitions

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  • noun A silk fabric, similar to shantung, but thicker and more irregular.

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Examples

  • It's interesting and beautiful and I will forgive the mother-of-the-bride effect of the silk dupioni.

    Una LaMarche: Project Runway Finale: Part One Recap Una LaMarche 2010

  • Try a silk dupioni or metallic slim pant in an unexpected hue and make it the focus of your look.

    Mikki Taylor: Style Fellowship Mikki Taylor 2011

  • Try a silk dupioni or metallic slim pant in an unexpected hue and make it the focus of your look.

    Mikki Taylor: Style Fellowship Mikki Taylor 2011

  • It's interesting and beautiful and I will forgive the mother-of-the-bride effect of the silk dupioni.

    Una LaMarche: Project Runway Finale: Part One Recap Una LaMarche 2010

  • He must have known, however, about the Akris wardrobe she wore on a state visit with Prince Albert II to Ireland and the two outfits the princess wore to spectacular acclaim at this spring's wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton a light-gray ensemble of a double-face coat and dress, with a hat and crocheted gloves, and a dove-gray, silk dupioni evening dress with laser-cut, silk-organza appliqué and a silk-chiffon stole?

    The Discreet Charm of Akris Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • Try a silk dupioni or metallic slim pant in an unexpected hue and make it the focus of your look.

    Mikki Taylor: Style Fellowship Mikki Taylor 2011

  • This is not to say that I don't love my friends who are cut from the same cloth as me or at least similar: velvet/velveteen, dupioni/charmeuse, linen/poplin.

    different species and/or things about which I know nothing Megan Kurashige 2010

  • A beautiful duchesse satin or silk dupioni makes it regal, and a design with as few details as possible avoiding any ribbons, ornamentation, etc. allows it to be a silky blank canvas that welcomes a myriad of tops.

    The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010

  • A beautiful duchesse satin or silk dupioni makes it regal, and a design with as few details as possible avoiding any ribbons, ornamentation, etc. allows it to be a silky blank canvas that welcomes a myriad of tops.

    The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010

  • This belt is made from a robin's egg blue raw silk dupioni.

    Best-Selling IndieShop Items 2010

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