Diana arrived to the party

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. I tried to use "clothe" in my sentence.

Diana arrived to the party clothed in a long red Prada dress and wearing a pair of green Louboutin shoes,
 
I would say,

Diana arrived at the party in a long red Prada dress and wearing a pair of green Louboutin shoes.

or even better,

Diana arrived at the party, wearing a long red Prada dress and a pair of green Louboutin shoes.
 
teecher,

Thank you for your reply. I am only wondering in what circumstances I could use "clothe". Could I write for example, "The queen arrived at the Parliament clothed in a red dress. "
 
While "clothed" is not incorrect in your sentence, I would only use it in contexts such as the above to highlight something unusual about what a person was wearing.

"Diana arrived at the party clothed in her grandmother's wedding dress."
 
I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. I tried to use "clothe" in my sentence.

Diana arrived to the party clothed in a long red Prada dress and wearing a pair of green Louboutin shoes,

Diana arrived at the party in a long red Prada dress and green Louboutin shoes.

As you can see, in BrE at least, you can omit "clothed" and "wearing a pair of". The word "in" means "wearing".
 
emsr2d2,

Could I say for example this:

The man in a dark hat and a dark suit sat at the table.
 
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