21.   Then there are the knee- or thigh-high boots, given a new kick with stretch fabrics that have been introduced into leather.

22.   This is the year for miles of jersey and synthetic stretch fabrics, strong eye-opening colors such as orange and dark lime green and acres of brown.

23.   Think of all those stretch fabrics, synthetic leathers pressed to look like crocodile skin, and bonded fabrics that are lightweight but warm and water-repellent.

24.   Tightly woven stretch fabrics are combining with the push-up bra this season to bring the corseted look to swimsuits.

25.   To give a better fit, designers are using stretch fabrics, including suedes and denims.

26.   Light diaphanous gowns in sparkling stretch fabrics drape the body like a goddess.

27.   The same is true of the stretch plastic shimmering fabric for the silver gowns which reflect like a mirror.