1.   Their dress seemed more austere, both in its cut and in the absence of embellishment.

2.   His black dresses seemed a bit blah, but the paisley velvets radiated a sultry retro sensuality.

3.   To the untrained eye, a Lilly dress might seem impossibly loud, as well as unsexy in its shapelessness.

4.   The cuts and styles of the jackets, in particular, may exude masculinity, but the barrage of beiges make the sleeveless dresses seem a little more androgynous.