Towards the end of the show, Kors sent a series of black dresses with molded leather bodices and peplums.

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The women wear an array of ballet dresses with fitted bodices and softly hued skirts that suggest wind-blown confections of shredded tulle.

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The off-throttle overrun sounds like ripped bodices flapping on a flagpole.

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They often featured fitted bodices with flared skirts.

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