Crepe \Cr[^e]pe\ (kr[asl]p), [F.] n. 1. Same as {Crape}. [Also spelled {crepe}.]
2. (kr[^a]p; Eng. kr[=a]p), Any of various crapelike fabrics, whether crinkled or not.
3. A small thin pancake. [wns16=2] [PJC]
4. Paper with a finely crinkle texture, usually sold in rolls of 2-3 inches width; crepe paper; -- it is usually colored brightly and used for decoration. [wns16=1] [PJC]
{Cr[^e]pe de Chine}, n. [F. de Chine of China], Canton crape or an inferior gauzy fabric resembling it. [Also spelled {crepe de Chine}.]
Crepe \Cr[^e]pe\ (kr[asl]p), [F.] n. 1. Same as {Crape}. [Also spelled {crepe}.]
2. (kr[^a]p; Eng. kr[=a]p), Any of various crapelike fabrics, whether crinkled or not.
3. A small thin pancake. [wns16=2] [PJC]
4. Paper with a finely crinkle texture, usually sold in rolls of 2-3 inches width; crepe paper; -- it is usually colored brightly and used for decoration. [wns16=1] [PJC]
{Cr[^e]pe de Chine}, n. [F. de Chine of China], Canton crape or an inferior gauzy fabric resembling it. [Also spelled {crepe de Chine}.]
Besides some short and fitted ottoman cotton suits, Lacroix mixed themes of flower and polka dot prints in crepe de chine dresses or pareo-draped strapless dresses with mid-calf skirts. Tiny boleros heightened the long effect.
Temperatures went down somewhat as Saint Laurent relaxed to show some modest draped crepe dinner dresses, and just one classic satin-lapelled black dinner suit.
Whenever I arrive in France, I look out for a stall, partly because it is such an evocative symbol of the country and partly because I would love to eat another crepe that tasted quite as good as that very first one.
Ferre obviously made the grade, with his opulent collection of fitted clothes that led off with a waist-cinching fitted black crepe redingote topped with a stovepipe hat.
The champagne lace and silk tunics and lean short skirts looked just as easy to wear as the brightly colored crepe de chine flowered dresses with long linen jackets.
Silk crepe jackets and tuniques, topping orange and yellow silk pants, were embroidered with sequins and tiny mirrors and emblazoned with dragons.
Beene describes his slinky, black, crepe jumpsuit, with a halter front and a swimsuit back, as "the new ballgown."
A recent case in point is Saint Laurent's famous draped crepe Greek dress, which the model in his show wore with one shoulder pulled off to bare the breast.
The highlights: faded red crepe paper, two pennies and the names of women in a group that donated $10 to the building fund.
His remarkable daytime looks included satin-lined short cashmere coats in sizzling colors topping some beautifully cut and draped short crepe dresses.
The silk skirt dresses down when worn plainly with a body or swimsuit but looks more evening-style with a scarf and the crepe top, which also goes with the trousers.
Draped chiffon and crepe, held at the shoulder or waist with jewels or a bow, were lovely.
Dior waxed exotic with his sari wrap, draping feathery fabrics like crepe georgette or shantung silk crepe in a diagonal movement from the waist to the opposite shoulder, and Indian style, around the back to the hand.
Dior waxed exotic with his sari wrap, draping feathery fabrics like crepe georgette or shantung silk crepe in a diagonal movement from the waist to the opposite shoulder, and Indian style, around the back to the hand.
The dinner, billed as semi-formal to formal, grows more effervescent as it progresses from peacock pie (crepe of goose with juniperberry sauce) to boar's head (roast sirloin of beef) to plum pudding with hard sauce.
"Look at this kind of gold coming out of Louisiana!" Folse makes a crawfish caviar crepe, crawfish in a sour cream sauce wrapped in a crepe with a little caviar on top, and says it's one of the biggest sellers at his restaurant.
"Look at this kind of gold coming out of Louisiana!" Folse makes a crawfish caviar crepe, crawfish in a sour cream sauce wrapped in a crepe with a little caviar on top, and says it's one of the biggest sellers at his restaurant.
The Lunds tied a bouquet to the handlebars of the married woman's bicycle and threaded color crepe paper streamers through the front wheel spokes of the newlyweds' bicycles.