1.   Although small, Ms. Midler was easy to spot on Mulberry Street, wearing an eyeball-searing chartreuse swing jacket with matching cigarette pants.

2.   And in department stores and boutiques alike slim, Audrey Hepburn-style cigarette pants and simple dresses are selling well.

3.   Ankle-length skirts and dresses in muted blues, grays and greens are popular, as are slim Katharine Hepburn cigarette pants.

4.   But short hip-length nipped jackets over cigarette pants have a growing-out-of-your-clothes-look.

5.   Calvin Klein black cotton cigarette pants are an all-time favorite, she said.

6.   Her dramatically different designs, including snappy cigarette pants and jackets with mandarin collars, attracted store buyers worldwide.

7.   She gives high marks to velvet cigarette pants because they can be paired with many different types of blouses, including cropped sweaters and blousey shirts.

8.   She has pretty much replaced the tailored fitted jacket with easy Kabuki- and mandarin-inspired jackets, which she shows over cigarette pants or leggings.

9.   There were lots of shirts, peasant blouses and shoulder-tied camisoles to pair with cigarette pants or short skirts.

10.   There were ethereally beautiful painted silk skirts and pretty, painted shantung cigarette pants.