chiffon
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- n a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
- In 1995 he landed the job of revitalizing the stuffy house of Givenchy and shocked the French fashion establishment with his romantic vision of disheveled beauties in chiffon slips .
- In Galliano's show for Dior, streamlined tweed suits and pared-down chiffon evening dresses in pale shades of gray and pink replaced his signature theatrics.
- My favorite was a long draped chiffon dress shaded in plum, praline, and lime and topped off by violet fur sleeves.