1.  On one occasion they unearthed a blue taffeta ball dress with small bouquets of pink and cream brocade roses.

2.  She wore a yellow taffeta ball gown with black pumps and matching bum bag for her liver treats!

3.  Instead, the dreadlocked designer sent out an evening collection that included corsets over ballerina skirts, taffeta ball gowns and his now-signature bias-cut gowns.

4.  She favored pink taffeta ball dresses and always wore a geishalike facial mask of powder with deep mascara, heavily penciled eyebrows and a four-strand pearl choker.

5.  The show ended with bouffant taffeta ball gowns in red, yellow, bronze, pink and black.

6.  Marquises turned up in fantastic tulle and taffeta ball gowns, hoods lowered to become overskirts.

7.  This time the notion came in the guise of a pastel-striped taffeta ball skirt with matching off-the-shoulder pullover.