Also,
all dolled up. Dressed or fixed up smartly and, often, ostentatiously, usually for a special occasion. For example,
There's no need to get all dolled up-it's just a picnic, or
They dolled up the classroom for parents' night. This expression alludes to a person or object being as attractive as a pretty doll. It is also put verbally,
to doll up, as in
I wanted to doll up my apartment before the guests arrived. [
Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see
gussied up.