1.   And it was particularly effective in airy, delicate knits as well as pastel dresses that floated about in a pretty, witchy way.

2.   But the dolls have not changed -- with pursed lips, arched eyebrows and puffy pastel dresses, they still look like extras in a Merchant-Ivory film.

3.   He showed plenty of his lavish embroideries, but in short saucy pastel dresses with thick black straps or little tops, again with trousers.

4.   Precious fabrics with the consistency of cobwebs were patchworked together to form pale pastel dresses.

5.   There were rainbow-hue prints, suits cut like doilies and pastel dresses of tulle decorated with paillettes, like butterfly nets that had caught their quarry.

6.   They are men, that is for sure, even if they do keep a huge closet stuffed with pastel floral dresses and very sensible shoes.