41.   Long brown velvet dresses had sheer panels that swayed provocatively.

42.   Long dresses had ribbed-knit torsos that looked like pullover sweaters worn with lace or chiffon skirts.

43.   Mainly long columns of satin or velvet, some dresses had high necklines and others had cutout backs.

44.   Maybe the dress had something built in.

45.   One couture dress has no label, but its seams are hand-stitched, the slip constructed from horsehair and tulle.

46.   One dress had a delicately jet-beaded torso with an asymmetrical dip over a tiny lace-bordered chiffon skirt.

47.   One dress has a navy knitted ribbed bodice and sleeves with a straight Sunkist-colored skirt.

48.   One outstanding dress had silvery metallic tracings of flowers on beige organza.

49.   Other dresses have necklines that extend precisely to the edge of each shoulder.

50.   Right, a fairy-tale dress from Valentino has a cinched midriff with side lacings.