The commissaris was still wearing his shantung suit. From Wordnik.com. [Tumbleweed]
That silk-shantung-y fabric is what makes it, I think. From Wordnik.com. [Off to a great start - A Dress A Day] Reference
Anon 8:57, I love the idea of two colors in silk shantung!. From Wordnik.com. [Oooooh. - A Dress A Day] Reference
I get the impression that shantung is softer/dupioni stiffer. From Wordnik.com. [Possibly A New Obsession - A Dress A Day] Reference
Fantastic pattern and I love the idea of the fuschia shantung. From Wordnik.com. [Possibly A New Obsession - A Dress A Day] Reference
Like a ligthweight boucl with a silk shantung in the same color. From Wordnik.com. [Repent, Harlequin! - A Dress A Day] Reference
Now, what do you think of this, the shantung or the peau de soie?. From Wordnik.com. [Bailey White: 'The Wedding Horse'] Reference
The fabric I have is silk shantung dupioni in a lovely cinnamon shade. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-06-01] Reference
When they're hand stitched in shantung or linen, it's a different story. From Wordnik.com. [While You Wait - A Dress A Day] Reference
That beige one is to die for in a textured, nubby or shantung-y type fabric. From Wordnik.com. [This Week's Pattern Story - A Dress A Day] Reference
Mike wore a gray shantung tuxedo with wide lapels, and a ruffled dress shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Harvest] Reference
His old-fashioned shantung suit made a patch of light in the long narrow cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Hard Rain]
So we decided to do it in red silk shantung, as it could be quite warm in Europe in June. From Wordnik.com. [Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!)] Reference
She wore a pantsuit of turquoise and purple shantung silk and an Hermès scarf over her hair. From Wordnik.com. [Florence of Arabia (Part II)] Reference
I'm not to great in brown but what about the turquoise shantung hostess coat - gonna post that?. From Wordnik.com. [Cleaning Out My Closet, Part 1 - A Dress A Day] Reference
For instance, why did I let another year pass without wearing my turquoise shantung hostess coat?. From Wordnik.com. [Cleaning Out My Closet, Part 1 - A Dress A Day] Reference
Go late Saturday afternoon to get first dibs, or at least see if the silk shantung is on sale. From Wordnik.com. [It's been a while since I raved about a collar. - A Dress A Day] Reference
“The IJsbreker case,” the commissaris said, shaking immaculate white cuffs from his shantung sleeves. From Wordnik.com. [Hard Rain]
It is black and delicately cut, but simple, and I tried it on just now with my greenish silk (shantung?) blouse. From Wordnik.com. [anne-jumps Diary Entry] Reference
But as far as I'm concerned, Michelle Obama should wear this shantung red fabric and colour every day of her life. From Wordnik.com. [What the women wore on the convention stages.] Reference
She was extremely elegant in her beige shantung suit, with a hat to match, and her perfume mingled with the hospital smells. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Bum]
She was wearing a silk shantung suit, a narrowly pleated skirt and a short jacket, very plain and (he thought) very expensive. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Silent]
Because although I don't have a fabulous shantung coat in my closet, I do have other things I never wear because I forget about them. From Wordnik.com. [Cleaning Out My Closet, Part 1 - A Dress A Day] Reference
For forays into the city, there were three-piece suits and for the evening a tuxedo in silk shantung, cream with black lapels and tie. From Wordnik.com. [Milan Men's Fashion Week: S&M, Silk Suits & McQueen (PHOTOS)] Reference
Jackets that verged on the formal were paired with casual, lightweight trousers in shantung, which resembled the bottom half of pajamas. From Wordnik.com. [Pajamas On Parade] Reference
A nice play on a classic club tie in raw shantung silk. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Now what do you think of this, the shantung or the peau de soie?. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Best case was the final look: a white shantung tux with black satin lapels. —. From Wordnik.com. [Esquire.com Article Feed] Reference
Take, for example, this silk shantung boyfriend blazer (it's almost sold out already on pre-order). From Wordnik.com. [TheFind blog] Reference
“Good thing he always wears those light shantung suits. From Wordnik.com. [Hard Rain]
Unless I am mistaken it is shantung silk — is it possible this was the woman’s dress?”. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]
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