61.   The decor is cozy and elegant, with red velvet curtains, framed French posters and a vaulted post and beam ceiling.

62.   The dress code was modified to all-black, an acceptable alternative that I was able to accent with a pair of red velvet Manolo Blahniks.

63.   The interior of the car is Victorian-style, decorated in plush red velvet with gold trim.

64.   The lobby is a throwback to another era, with red velvet walls, tufted sofas, oak floors and a large staircase leading to the second floor.

65.   The Moschino store on Montenapoleone, with its black-and-white floors, dramatic red velvet curtains and opulent gold trim is fun enough to visit just for a peek.

66.   The painting, kept in a red velvet case, traveled with her everywhere and can be seen in many photographs taken in her dressing rooms around the world.

67.   The polished gold packaging, heart-embossed ribbon and red velvet rose allow givers of these chocolates from Reading, Pa., a certain level of flash.

68.   The red velvet seats are tattered, the ornate ceiling is covered with netting just in case an earthquake dislodges the plasterwork and chandeliers.

69.   The Tampa Theater is rococo run amok, with red velvet seats and stained glass griffins and white plaster doves and marble cherubs.

70.   There, Don Jose has often stuck Carmen with a knife within a six-tiered horseshoe of red velvet predominance.