1.   His Balenciaga show Thursday was genuine and poetic, with high-necked coats, modern cuts and tight leather sleeves pushed up the arms.

2.   In person, Flatley makes an attempt to brush off the sex-symbol image, like so much dust on his well-oiled leather sleeve.

3.   Kenneth Cole has always worn his convictions on his black leather sleeve.

4.   Leather sleeves, crushed tightly above the elbows, evoke a Balenciaga coat with plush, rippling sleeves.