1.   Fashionwise, it was a sea of black, with lots of short sheaths and long column gowns worn with velvet stoles or leather jackets.

2.   Short red sheath dresses showed up in collection after collection -- usually made of satin.

3.   She could wear anything from a simple short sheath to bias-cut glamour gown.

4.   But a few models came off just fine, especially a delicate short sheath wrapped in crystal and sequin strings.