"Back then it was related to something a bit dressy or tacky, " he said.

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Brooks Brothers launched a dressy button-down shirt in its higher-priced Luxury offering for spring.

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When you get tired of people watching, move on to the dressy, stylish Greenwich (Gipsstrasse 5).

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And as much as Mr. Weitzman loves sandals, he doesn't believe in wearing them with dressy outfits.

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Men who choose a button-down shirt to wear with a suit and tie should consider a dressy fabric.

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Indians, ever a dressy lot, are buying more clothes as they get richer.

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Merritt is a tall woman in a long black coat and a dressy black hat, and her children are seen only as pink knit caps at about elbow height.

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