31.   They kiss theatrically, and she proceeds to show off her new floor-length black gown with mesh sleeves in a spider-web pattern.

32.   Though she looked radiant in her black gown and turban, she seemed quite nervous at first.

33.   Witness the very pregnant Bening, who turned up at the Academy Awards in a sleek custom-made black Armani gown.

34.   Perhaps the single most famous dress on exhibit is the basic black gown barely held together by gold safety pins and worn by actress Elizabeth Hurley.

35.   Ralph Lauren takes a cinematic approach, showing beautiful people lounging around in black gowns near a lake, or playing polo.

36.   About a third of the demonstrators were women wearing black gowns and red headbands inscribed with religious slogans.

37.   About a third of them were women in black gowns and red headbands inscribed with religious slogans.

38.   Although largely elegant and mainstream, the evening wear also went runway-mad with a sequin-edged black silk gown slashed right up to the waist.

39.   Black gowns are worn by magistrates and senior lawyers in lower courts.

40.   Cardinal red was a theme used as lining for long black gowns and red cassock coats.