There will be slinky dresses, dramatic gowns, studded leather frocks, costume jewelry, and sharp tailored suits and tuxedos for men.

FORBES: Versace Teams Up With H&M

He became president of Dartmouth College in 2009, where he made a memorable appearance as a rapping spaceman, complete with white, studded leather jacket, at a college talent show.

BBC: World Bank president candidates

Video has emerged of the academic wearing a studded white leather jacket and "robot" visor glasses, while rapping to the song (I've Had) The Time of My Life from the film Dirty Dancing.

BBC: World Bank presidential candidates profiled

He is tall and trim, with wispy white hair, and on the day we met (reluctantly, on his part his bid, after all, had been anonymous) he had on khakis, Topsiders, a checked shirt, and a brown leather belt studded with silver fish.

NEWYORKER: Bones of Contention

Amongst the grave goods was an animal pelt, containing a delicate bracelet studded with tin beads, a textile fragment with detailed leather fringing and a woven bag .

BBC: 'Amazing' treasures revealed in Dartmoor bronze age cist