21.   He was masterful, however, with beaded-collar polo dresses and shiny slip dresses edged with beaded lace.

22.   His thin leather slip dresses were lightweight enough for a twirl around the dance floor.

23.   If Calvin or Ralph or Burberry think they invented plaid, a slip dress or a bias cut, they need to get to a couch.

24.   In others, she wears cleavage-baring slip dresses and tops.

25.   It gives the slip dress a relaxed but sophisticated look.

26.   LEFT A suit with cigarette trousers and a shirt of cellophanelike fabric by Helmut Lang. CENTER Knee-length satin slip dress by Ann Demeulemeester.

27.   Last summer, it was the slip dress.

28.   Luggage straps held up slip dresses.

29.   Made out of everything from cotton knits and cashmeres to sheer organdies and laces, they top strapless tubes, slip dresses, camisoles and tanks.

30.   One model walked the runway in a slip dress patterned with bronze-colored beads, a dress that probably has a four-figure price tag.