Definitions
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- adjective Not able to be
worn - noun Something, such as
clothing , that cannot beworn
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not suitable for wear or able to be worn
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Examples
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Outrageous and sometimes impractical designer Paco Rabanne came onto the scene with plastic jewelry in the early 60s, gained fame in the late sixties with "unwearable" and by dressing Jane Fonda for "Barbarella" and eventually retired in 1999.
Which Famous Label Is Making A Comeback? Anya Strzemien 2011
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Outrageous and sometimes impractical designer Paco Rabanne came onto the scene with plastic jewelry in the early 60s, gained fame in the late sixties with "unwearable" and by dressing Jane Fonda for "Barbarella" and eventually retired in 1999.
Which Famous Label Is Making A Comeback? Anya Strzemien 2011
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Much of the 'unwearable' stuff that goes down the catwalks in Milan, Paris, London, New York etc. is never going to be worn by an actual woman - but with a little bit of luck, and a lot of industry politics, the Anna 'Nuclear' Wintours who edit fasnion magazines overwhelmingly purchased by heterosexual women might give their collection a big fat spread.
"The anger was palpable. The objectification was extreme. The clothes were mean. And it was always the men who were responsible." Ann Althouse 2007
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Sad ... unwearable ... and, says Heidi, "you can't fall apart so close to the end."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Heidi "hates to put salt onto the wounds" but she really finds it "unwearable."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Sad ... unwearable ... and, says Heidi, "you can't fall apart so close to the end."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Heidi "hates to put salt onto the wounds" but she really finds it "unwearable."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Sad ... unwearable ... and, says Heidi, "you can't fall apart so close to the end."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Sad ... unwearable ... and, says Heidi, "you can't fall apart so close to the end."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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Heidi "hates to put salt onto the wounds" but she really finds it "unwearable."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 10, "There's A Pattern Here" Holly Cara Price 2010
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