How to Use bustier in a Sentence

bustier

noun
  • The booms will be boomier, and the busts will be bustier.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The crisp leather bustier is the center of the look and it’s paired with a brown lengthy dress.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The top of the two-piece featured a halter necktie and bustier cups.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 July 2023
  • The singer wore a hot pink blazer and trousers with a rhinestone black-and-white bustier corset.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The singer paired a denim button-up bustier with a long denim skirt with a high slit in the front.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The bodice of the dress was a classic corset style, with orange and tan chiffon stretched across the bustier boning.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Five people worked on Hawke's long bustier dress at the atelier.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 18 May 2022
  • Simone Ashley has done all that and more with this bronze bustier.
    ELLE, 4 May 2022
  • The bride opted for a gorgeous white gown with a structured bustier.
    Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022
  • Frankly, the 56-year-old icon was dressed to kill in a studded Zuhair Murad skirt and blazer over a sheer lace bustier and trousers.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The black frock was covered with brushes of pink, red, green, and blue, with sequins adorning the bustier and spilling onto the rest of the dress.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The singer wore a semi-sheer Alaïa outfit replete with a low-slung leather skirt and train, paired with a strapped bustier.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The suit was comprised of a bustier top and high-cut bottoms printed with a white-and-black plaid pattern.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The design features what appears to be a mesh bustier with corset detail and is topped off with a robe.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The design featured what appeared to be a mesh bustier with corset detail and was topped off with a robe.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Still, the buttery fabric was so alluring that even our bustier testers kept pulling this bra out of the pile.
    Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
  • From bustier tops, to corsets, slip dresses, and PJs, these pieces are being taken out of the bedroom and onto the streets.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 12 Jan. 2023
  • It is paired with a sequins sheet holographic bustier to reflect the nine colours of ikat weave that the brocade is set in.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Ziegler, 19, wore a cutout black gown, completing the look with bustier details.
    Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • For the show, Rexha donned a black leather dress complete with spaghetti straps and a bullet-bra bustier.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • For the occasion Moore chose a black gown with yellow dots on the skirt and a conical leather bustier.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Robbie’s strapless bustier dress is covered in black sequins and fits close to the body.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 10 July 2023
  • Hathaway was pictured at the premiere with her costar, Marisa Tomei, who wore a sleek black bustier gown with long sheer sleeves.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Her outfit featured a sheer bustier top, sleek trousers, high heels and a long slouchy coat draped on her shoulders.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Marc Jacobs jacket, bustier top, front-tie belt, and skirt.
    Darian Symoné Harvin, Allure, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The 58-year-old actress stood out in a cobalt blue suit, designed by Christian, with a plunging satin bustier top.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Dress and bustier by Dior. Thank you for being honest about your struggles.
    Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2022
  • The cobalt blue bustier top matches the similar-colored shiny accents on the dress that are lifted against the black base.
    Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 20 May 2022
  • Hathaway, meanwhile, wore a purple bustier top with wide straps and a square neckline, and had her hair worn loosely to the side.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
  • Donning a bustier covered up with a feathered bathrobe, Carey later sang a medley of songs while perched on a couch in the middle of the stage.
    Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024

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