The black matte-jersey, floor-length dress, with a dropped leather waist and notched V neck, that closed the show was the right high note to leave on.

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She bounded on stage wearing a full-length lavender silk dress followed by her co-presenters who included Linda Barker and the show's handyman Handy Andy.

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Bright colors were showstoppers too at Juan Carlos Obando whose show featured a knee-length, long sleeve dress in hot pink and a chartreuse halter gown with a fish tail hem.

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Teachers enforce dress codes by performing random spot checks on everything from skirt length to underwear color.

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He certainly looked like a woman: a black dress, no coat, fish-net stockings, ankle boots, shoulder-length wavy hair.

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