1.   Around his neck is a silver rhinestone collar made of gum paste, a sugary compound that hardens like porcelain.

2.   - Pink poodles in rhinestone collars used to be the height of canine indulgence.

3.   Her dog Violetta, a small mutt who often accompanies her to readings, has a rhinestone collar.

4.   His accessories include assorted nose rings and ear rings and a rhinestone collar FiFi would die for.

5.   Nor do most women return from Paris trips wearing big hoop earrings and dragging French poodles with rhinestone collars.

6.   Now comes Ms. Lewinsky in powder-blue chiffon cuddling a poodle that has been dyed pink wearing a rhinestone collar.