Sentence examples similar to surface formality from inspiring English sources

Deep-pile surfaces, as in pink velvet pants with a pinstripe jacket, played with formality, yet the designer also embraced technology in waterproofed wool jackets.

In naming his sculptures after geographic areas -- Oceania, Europe, Asia -- Mr. Marín projects a universal formality to the works, while the mixture of materials, and the elegant surfaces in each piece, give them a sort of ancient but modern presence.

Everything points to a pent-up sense of self, just below the surface, disguised as much by the sober schooldresses that they wear as much as by the formality of the camera and the process at hand.

He tried new surfaces, he tried new materials, he tried new shapes, but there was always the same kind of sleek, crisp formality to his work.

A formality.

No formality.

Similar formality for women.

That is no formality.

Thus incentives reinforce formality.

She loved formality, intrigue.

Business trumps formality.