hot body

hot body
 n.— «The reverse kimono dress is what the garment industry calls a hot body, meaning it sells so well that a designer makes it for more than one season, often tweaking it by using a new fabric.» —“Michelle Obama’s Thakoon Dress” by Teri Agins Wall Street Journal: Heard on the Runway Nov. 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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